Bracon wasps for ecological pest control–a laboratory experiment
Biological control of pest insects by natural enemies may be an effective, cheap and environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic pesticides. The cosmopolitan parasitoid wasp species Bracon brevicornis Wesmael and B. hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) use lepidopteran species as hosts, inclu...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2021-05-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/11540.pdf |