Parasitism rate of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) larvae in greenhouse by Tetrastichus howardi (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) females at different densities

Abstract Parasitoids control insect pests, but their number per host affects their efficiency. The objective of this work was to evaluate the best density of Tetrastichus howardi (Olliff, 1893) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) individuals parasitizing fourth instar Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lep...

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Main Authors: H. C. Pereira, F. F. Pereira, W. C. Fernandes, Z. F. Carneiro, J. T. Lucchetta, G. S. Andrade, J. C. Zanuncio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2022-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842022000100745&tlng=en