Effects of six sugars on the longevity, fecundity and nutrient reserves of Microplitis mediator

Biological Control

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-57

  Luo, Shuping ^a   Li, Jiancheng ^b   Liu, Xiaoxia ^a   Lu, Ziyun ^b   Pan, Wenliang ^b   Zhang, Qingwen ^a   Zhao, Zhangwu ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF CEREAL AND OIL CROPS   (China)

Author keywords

Cotton bollworm; Energy cost; Glycogen; Lipid; Microplitis mediator; Sugar

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; MICROPLITIS MEDIATOR;

EID: 70449628913     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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