Exposure of a single host (Chrysomya megacephala) (Calliphoridae) to different quantities of female parasitoids (Nasonia vitripennis) (Pteromalidae) Exposição de um único hospedeiro (Chrysomya megacephala) (Calliphoridae) a diferentes quantidades de fêmeas parasitóides (Nasonia vitripennis) (Pteromalidae)

The aim of this study was to verify the duration of the development period, number of parasitoids produced per pupa, parasitism rate and sex ratio of Nasonia vitripennis (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae), when they were exposed to a single host: Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera, Calliphoridae). One pupa was...

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Main Authors: Renata S. Mello, Gonzalo E. Moya Borja, Valéria M. Aguiar-Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2009-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262009000400019