Meligethes aeneus oviposition preferences, larval parasitism rate and species composition of parasitoids on Brassica nigra, Raphanus sativus and Eruca sativa compared with on Brassica napus

Biological Control

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 65-71

  Kaasik, Riina ^a   Kovács, Gabriella ^a   Kaart, Tanel ^a   Metspalu, Luule ^a   Williams, Ingrid H ^a   Veromann, Eve ^a  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Diospilus capito; Host plant attractiveness; Parasitoid emergence; Phradis morionellus; Push pull strategy; Tersilochus heterocerus

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NIGRA; CAPITO; COLEOPTERA; DIOSPILUS; ERUCA SATIVA; HYMENOPTERA; MELIGETHES; MELIGETHES AENEUS; PHRADIS; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; TERSILOCHUS HETEROCERUS;

EID: 84889596432     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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