Suitability of different mealybug species (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) as hosts for the newly identified parasitoid Allotropa suasaardi Sarkar & Polaszek (Hymenoptera: Platygasteridae)

Kasetsart Journal - Natural Science

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 17-27

  Sarka, M A ^a   Suasa Ard, Wiwat ^b   Uraichuen, Sopon ^b  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Allotropa suasaardi Sarkar Polaszek; Host species selection; Mealybugs; Parasitoid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903266372     PISSN: 00755192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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