Winter survival of the granary weevil Sitophilus granarius and the parasitoid Lariophagus distinguendus in a simulated grain store

BioControl

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 711-718

  Hansen, Lise Stengård ^a   Skovgård, Henrik ^a  

^a Danish Pest Infestation Laboratory   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biological control; Grain stores; Granary weevil; Lariophagus distinguendus F rster (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae); Low temperatures; Sitophilus granarius (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FOOD STORAGE; LOW TEMPERATURE; PARASITOID; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WASP;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LARIOPHAGUS DISTINGUENDUS; PTEROMALIDAE; SITOPHILUS GRANARIUS;

EID: 78649328570     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-010-9294-x     Document Type: Article

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