Functional response of gonatocerus ashmeadi and the "new association" Parasitoid G. tuberculifemur attacking eggs of homalodisca vitripennis

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1634-1641

  Irvin, Nicola ^a   Suarez Espinoza, Javier ^a   Hoddle, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Functional response; Gonatocerus ashmeadi; Gonatocerus tuberculifemur; Homalodisca vitripennis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; EGG PARASITOID; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; INSECT; PARASITISM; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEMIPTERA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; OOCYTE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX RATIO; WASP;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HEMIPTERA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MALE; OVUM; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SEX RATIO; WASPS;

CICADELLIDAE; GONATOCERUS ASHMEADI; GONATOCERUS TUBERCULIFEMUR; HEMIPTERA; HOMALODISCA; HYMENOPTERA; MYMARIDAE;

EID: 71749086331     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/022.038.0616     Document Type: Article

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