Life-history traits of the edible stinkbug, Encosternum delegorguei (Hem., Tessaratomidae), a traditional food in southern Africa

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 133, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 749-759

  Dzerefos, C M ^a   Witkowski, E T F ^a   Toms, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Transvaal Museum   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Beneficial insect; Diapause; Egg parasitoid; Overwintering

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; DIAPAUSE; EDIBLE SPECIES; EGG PARASITOID; FUELWOOD; HARVESTING; INSECT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; OVERWINTERING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AFRICA;

ANASTATUS; COMBRETUM; COMBRETUM ERYTHROPHYLLUM; COMBRETUM IMBERBE; COMBRETUM MOLLE; DODONAEA VISCOSA; EUPELMIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; PELTOPHORUM AFRICANUM; PENNISETUM CLANDESTINUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; TESSARATOMIDAE;

EID: 73449101147     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2009.01425.x     Document Type: Article

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