Effects of temperature and host stage on the parasitization rate and offspring sex ratio of Aenasius bambawalei Hayat in Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley

Temperature and host stage are important factors that determine the successful development of parasitoids. Aenasius bambawalei Hayat (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is a primary parasitoid of the newly invasive mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). The effects of temperatur...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Juan, Huang, Jun, Lu, Yaobin, Xia, Tianfeng
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4715446/