Suitability ofSpodoptera littoralislarvae for development ofMicroplitis rufiventris
- 1 December 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Agricultural Science
- Vol. 89 (3) , 659-662
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021859600061451
Abstract
A study of the solitary parasitoid Microplitis rufiventris on larvae of Spodoptera littoralis showed that the age of the host at parasitization influenced the rate of development of the parasite, the percentage of parasitized hosts giving rise to mature parasite larvae, the number of moults subsequent to stinging, duration of larval instars, and the fecundity and longevity of the resulting adult parasites.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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