The tritrophic system hyptis suaveolens (Lamiaceae) - agromyzid leafminers (Diptera: Agromyzidae) - parasitoids (Hymenoptera): effects of herbivore density, host plant patch size, and habitat complexity on parasitism rate

In this study a tritrophic system was evaluated to measure the contributions of the insect host density and its host plant concentration in simple and diversified habitat on the rate of parasitism. The system was composed of the plant Hyptis suaveolens, two species of agromyzid leafminers, and three...

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Main Authors: Jarbas Marcal de Queiroz, Maria Alice Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2009-06-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132009000300008