Phoresy in the field: Natural occurrence of Trichogramma egg parasitoids on butterflies and moths

BioControl

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 493-502

  Fatouros, Nina E ^a   Huigens, Martinus E ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anti aphrodisiac; Gregarious; Hitchhiking; Lepidoptera; Oviposition induced plant cues; Solitary

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; DISPERSAL; EGG PARASITOID; MOTH; NUTRITION; OVIPOSITION; PHEROMONE; PHORESY; WASP;

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; PIERIS RAPAE; TRICHOGRAMMA;

EID: 84862614581     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-011-9427-x     Document Type: Article

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