Comparison of searching behaviour of two aphelinid parasitoids of the Greenhouse Whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum under Summer vs. Winter Conditions in a Temperate Climate

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 134-147

  Zilahi Balogh, G M G ^a,d   Shipp, J L ^a   Cloutier, C ^b   Brodeur, J ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Encarsia formosa; Eretmocerus eremicus; Light; Parasitoid; Searching behaviour; Season; Temperature; Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Indexed keywords

ALEYRODIDAE; APHELINIDAE; ENCARSIA FORMOSA; ERETMOCERUS EREMICUS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; TRIALEURODES VAPORARIORUM;

EID: 64949197168     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-008-9160-1     Document Type: Article

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