Eurytoma robusta (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae), a local key factor in the population dynamics of Urophora cardui (Diptera: Tephritidae): a comparative analysis

Eurytoma robusta Mayr (Chalcidoidea) exploits host galls either as a primary or secondary parasitoid, an entomophytophagous inquiline or occasionally even as a predator. We present data on its ecology and impact on gall densities and population trends of the gall fly Urophora cardui (L.) on Cirsium...

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Main Authors: Helmut ZWÖLFER, Marc BÖHEIM, Erwin BECK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2007-04-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200702-0010_Eurytoma_robusta_Hymenoptera_Eurytomidae_a_local_key_factor_in_the_population_dynamics_of_Urophora_cardui.php