Aestivation in Pieris brassicae (L.) affects the parasitoid load caused by Cotesia glomerata (L.)

Entomological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-36

  Pörschmann, Ulrich ^a   Spieth, Hubert R ^b  

^a Department of Animal Behaviour ^*  (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avoidance of parasitization; Iberian population; Natural brood size; Parasitoid attack rate; Summer diapause

Indexed keywords

BRACONIDAE; COTESIA GLOMERATA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; PIERIDAE; PIERIS BRASSICAE;

EID: 78650987931     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2010.00414.x     Document Type: Article

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