Effects of some insecticides on functional response of ectoparasitoid, Habrobracon hebetor (Say) (Hym.: Braconidae)

Journal of Entomology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 161-166

  Dastjerdi, Hooshang Rafiee ^a   Hejazi, Mir Jalil ^b   Ganbalani, Ghadir Nouri ^a   Saber, Moosa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^c Higher Education Institute of Maragheh   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anagasta kuehniella; Functional response; Habrobracon hebetor; Hexaflumuron; Profenofos; Spinosad; Thiodicarb

Indexed keywords

ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA; BRACONIDAE; HABROBRACON HEBETOR;

EID: 68749105734     PISSN: 18125670     EISSN: 18125689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/je.2009.161.166     Document Type: Article

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