Influence of host age and host deprivation on longevity, egg load dynamics and oviposition rate in Microplitis rufiventris

Insect Science

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 485-495

  Hegazi, Esmat Mohamed ^a   Abd El Aziz, Gehan Mohamed ^b   El Shazly, Ahmed Yousef ^a   Khafagi, Wedad Emam ^b  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

^b Agricultural Research Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aging; Egg production; Host privation; Longevity; Microplitis rufiventris; Oviposition; Spodoptera littoralis; Wasp size

Indexed keywords

MICROPLITIS RUFIVENTRIS; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS;

EID: 65249111643     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2007.00177.x     Document Type: Article

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