Biology of Microplitis mediator Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitizing the wheat armyworm Mythimna (Pseudaletia) sequax Franclemont (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

The larval endoparasitoid Microplitis mediator Haliday is described for the first time in the Neotropical Region, parasitizing the wheat armyworm Mythimna (Pseudaletia) sequax Franclemont. Females successfully parasitized the four first instars of the host, with a significant preference for the seco...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neotropical entomology 2003-01, Vol.32 (1), p.81-84
Hauptverfasser:	Foerster, Luís A.(Universidade Federal do Paraná Depto. Zoologia), Doetzer, Augusta K.(Universidade Federal do Paraná Depto. Zoologia)
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	biological control controle biológico endoparasitoid endoparasitóide ENTOMOLOGY exigência térmica Insecta thermal requirement
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