Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6372874 Biological Control 2013 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
► The suitability of Trichoplusia ni as host of Campoletis sonorensis was studied. ► Early 2nd larval instar (3-5 day-old larvae) was the most suitable host stage. ► Parasitoid fitness was affected negatively by early and late larval instars.
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Host suitability and fitness-related parameters of Campoletis sonorensis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) as a parasitoid of the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
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