Functional response of Trichogramma brassicae at different temperatures and relative humidities

Bulletin of Insectology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 245-250

  Moezipour, Mitra ^a   Kafil, Maryam ^b   Allahyari, Hossein ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Egg parasitoids; Functional response; Humidity; Laboratory assessment; Temperature; Trichogrammatidae

Indexed keywords

CERATONIA SILIQUA; ECTOMYELOIS; LEPIDOPTERA; LYTHRACEAE; SITOTROGA CEREALELLA; TRICHOGRAMMA BRASSICAE; TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE;

EID: 77952211562     PISSN: 17218861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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