The Foraging Behavior of Lysiphlebus fabarum (Marshall), a Thelytokous Parasitoid of the Black Bean Aphid in Iran

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 165-179

  Rasekh, Arash ^a   Michaud, J P ^b   Allahyari, Hossein ^c   Sabahi, Qodratollah ^c  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ants; Aphis fabae; Day length; Honeydew; Oviposition; Patch residence time

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; APHIS FABAE; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS; FORMICIDAE; LYSIPHLEBUS FABARUM;

EID: 77954028224     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-010-9201-4     Document Type: Article

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