Oviposition sequence and offspring of mated and virgin females of Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitizing Diatraea saccharalis larvae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Large scale mass rearing of natural enemies has been a mean of improving biological control in the sugarcane intensive agriculture. Among them, Cotesia flavipes, a gregarious koinobiont endoparasitoid, was imported by Brasil to control caterpillars of the sugarcane borer Diatraea saccharalis. The C....

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Published in:	Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Main Authors:	M. Scaglia, J. Chaud-Netto, M. R. Brochetto-Braga, S. A. Ceregato, N. Gobbi, A. Rodrigues
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SciELO 2005-09-01
Subjects:	Cotesia flavipes Diatraea saccharalis oviposition sequence encapsulation chrysalises parasitism
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992005000300007