Laboratory investigation of triple marking the parasitoid Gonatocerus ashmeadi with a fluorescent dye and two animal proteins

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-12

  Irvin, N A ^a   Hagler, J R ^b   Hoddle, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cicadellidae; Dye marking; ELISA; Glassy winged sharpshooter; Hemiptera; Homalodisca vitripennis; Hymenoptera; Mark capture; Mymaridae; Protein marking; Survival

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; DISPERSAL; DYE; IMMUNOASSAY; INSECT; LABORATORY METHOD; LONGEVITY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MARKING METHOD; MORTALITY; NATURAL ENEMY; PARASITOID; PEST SPECIES; PROTEIN; SURVIVAL; WASP;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CICADELLIDAE; GONATOCERUS ASHMEADI; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HOMALODISCA; HOMALODISCA COAGULATA; HYMENOPTERA; MYMARIDAE;

EID: 84857686975     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: 15707458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2012.01226.x     Document Type: Article

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