An optimized protocol for rearing Fopius arisanus, a parasitoid of Tephritid fruit flies

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 53, 2011, Pages

  Manoukis, Nicholas ^a   Geib, Scott ^a   Seo, Danny ^a   McKenney, Michael ^a   Vargas, Roger ^a   Jang, Eric ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 80355136056     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2901     Document Type: Article

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