Diel asynchrony in reproductive behaviour of diaeretiella rapae (m'intosh) (hymenoptera: aphidiidae)

New Zealand Plant Protection

Volumn 62, Issue , 2009, Pages 161-167

  Kant, R ^a   Sandanayaka, W R M ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological control; Brevicoryne brassicae; Diaeretiella rapae; Diel variation; Emergence; Mating; Oviposition

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; APHIDIINAE; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BREVICORYNE BRASSICAE; DIAERETIELLA RAPAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 76749104742     PISSN: 11759003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30843/nzpp.2009.62.4772     Document Type: Article

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