The legume pod borer Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is a serious pest of cowpea in West-Africa. The parasitoid Apanteles taragamae Viereck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) that originates from Taiwan is a potential candidate for biological control of M. vitrata. We investigated under ...
Dannon, E.A.
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Tamo, M.
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Huis, A. van
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Dicke, M.
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[Functional response and life history parameters of Apanteles taragamae, a larval parasitoid of Maruca vitrata]
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Functional response and life history parameters of Apanteles taragamae, a larval parasitoid of Maruca vitrata
The effect of four host plant species of the herbivore Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on development time, longevity, fecundity and sex ratio of the parasitoid Apanteles taragamae Viereck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) was investigated under laboratory conditions. The larvae were pa...
Dannon, E.A.
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Tamò, M.
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Agboton, C.
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Huis, A. van
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Dicke, M.
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[Effect of Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) host plants on lifehistory parameters of the parasitoid Apanteles taragamae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)]
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Effect of Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) host plants on lifehistory parameters of the parasitoid Apanteles taragamae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Apanteles taragamae Viereck is a larval parasitoid introduced in Benin for classical biological control of the cowpea pod borer Maruca vitrata Fabricius. In the laboratory, we evaluated the effects of A. taragamae on non-target herbivore species, and on another parasitoid of M. vitrata, i.e. the ...
Dannon, E.A.
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Tamò, M.
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Huis, A. van
,
Dicke, M.
,
[Assessing nontarget effects and host feeding of the exotic parasitoid Apanteles taragamae, a potential biological control agent of the cowpea pod borer Maruca vitrata]
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Assessing nontarget effects and host feeding of the exotic parasitoid Apanteles taragamae, a potential biological control agent of the cowpea pod borer Maruca vitrata