Nectar to improve parasitoid fitness in biological control: Does the sucrose:hexose ratio matter?

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 264-271

  Tompkins, J M L ^b   Wratten, S D ^a   Wackers F L ^b  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological control of insects; Diadegma semiclausum; Dolichogenidea tasmanica; Floral resources; Longevity

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; BRACONIDAE; DIADEGMA SEMICLAUSUM; DOLICHOGENIDEA TASMANICA; HEXAPODA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 77953287532     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2009.12.010     Document Type: Article

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