Host stage preference and demographic parameters of Leptomastix dactylopii (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) on vine mealybug Planococcus ficus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

Abstract Background This study was conducted to investigate host stage preference and demographic parameters of the parasitoid species, Leptomastix dactylopii Howard (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), the parasitoid of vine mealybug Planococcus ficus (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), an important pest...

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Main Authors: Murat Muştu, Feyza Nur Derya, Betül Tarhanacı
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-06-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-022-00572-0