Host discrimination and superparasitism in wild and mass-reared Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hym.: Braconidae) females

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-148

  Gonzalez P I ^a   Montoya, P ^b   Perez Lachaud G ^a   Cancino, J ^b   Liedo, P ^a  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^b Secretaria de Agricultura Ganaderia Desarrollo Rural Pesca y Alimentacion   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Diachasmimorpha longicaudata; foraging decisions; mass rearing; superparasitism

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650996322     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150903437266     Document Type: Article

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