Laboratory rearing of Cotesia urabae Austin and Allen (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a biological control agent of Uraba lugens Walker (Lepidoptera: Nolidae)

New Zealand Entomologist

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-7

  Berndt, L A ^a   Sharpe, A M ^a,b   Gresham, B A ^a   Hayes, D ^a   Allen, G R ^c  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Gum leaf skeletoniser; Mating; Microgastrinae; Parasitoid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878254836     PISSN: 00779962     EISSN: 11793430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2012.724929     Document Type: Article

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