The comparative biology of the solitary endoparasitoid Meteorus gyrator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on five noctuid pest species

The comparative biology of the solitary endoparasitoid Meteorus gyrator (Thun.) was investigated in five noctuid pest species. Meteorus gyrator parasitized all larval stages of the noctuid pests Lacanobia oleracea, Mamestra brassicae, Spodoptera exigua, Spodoptera littoralis and Chrysodeixis chalcit...

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Main Authors: Fiona SMETHURST, Howard A. BELL, H. MATTHEWS, John P. EDWARDS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2004-03-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200401-0016_The_comparative_biology_of_the_solitary_endoparasitoid_Meteorus_gyrator_Hymenoptera_Braconidae_on_five_noctu.php