Functional response and life history parameters of Apanteles taragamae, a larval parasitoid of Maruca vitrata

BioControl

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 363-378

  Dannon, Elie A ^a   Tamò, Manuele ^b   van Huis, Arnold ^c   Dicke, Marcel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b International Institute of Tropical Agriculture IITA   (Benin)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apanteles taragamae; Functional response; Host age; Life history parameters; Maruca vitrata; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP PEST; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; LARVA; LEGUME; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONGEVITY; MOTH; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASP;

TAIWAN; WEST AFRICA;

APANTELES TARAGAMAE; BRACONIDAE; CRAMBIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MARUCA VITRATA;

EID: 77952882158     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-009-9263-4     Document Type: Article

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