Reproductive strategies and food sources used by Acerophagus n. sp. near coccois, a new successful parasitoid of the invasive mealybug Phenacoccus peruvianus

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 253-259

  Beltrà, Aleixandre ^a   Tena, Alejandro ^b   Soto, Antonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Egg load; Encyrtidae; Host suitability; Parasitism; Pseudococcidae; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FECUNDITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD SELECTION; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PARASITISM; PARASITOID; PEST CONTROL; REARING; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SURVIVORSHIP;

SPAIN;

ACEROPHAGUS; BOUGAINVILLEA GLABRA; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS; ENCYRTIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPTOMASTIX EPONA; PHENACOCCUS; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE;

EID: 84877926602     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-012-0475-5     Document Type: Article

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