Courtship and mating behaviour in the fruit fly parasitoid Psyttalia concolor (Szépligeti) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): The role of wing fanning

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-63

  Benelli, Giovanni ^a   Bonsignori, Gabriella ^b   Stefanini, Cesare ^b   Canale, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological control; Opiinae; Physical cues; Wing fluttering

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COPULATION; COURTSHIP; FLY; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; MATE ATTRACTION; MATING BEHAVIOR; PARASITOID; REARING; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WING MORPHOLOGY;

BACTROCERA OLEAE; BRACONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; OPIINAE; OPIUS CONCOLOR; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 84857642395     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-011-0394-x     Document Type: Article

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