Parasitism of Pieris rapae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) by the endoparasitic wasp Pteromalus puparum (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae): Effects of parasitism on differential hemocyte counts, micro- and ultra-structures of host hemocytes

Insect Science

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 485-497

  Zhang, Qian Qian ^a   Huang, Jia ^a   Zhu, Jia Ying ^a   Ye, Gong Yin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hemocytes; Light microscopy; Parasitism; Pieris rapae; Pteromalus puparum; Transmission electron microscopy; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; PIERIDAE; PIERIS RAPAE; PTEROMALIDAE; PTEROMALUS PUPARUM;

EID: 84864294226     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2011.01454.x     Document Type: Article

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