POTENTIAL ROLE OF WILD CRUCIFERS IN THE PRESERVATION OF DIADEGMA EUCEROPHAGA HORSTMAN (HYMENOPTERA: ICHNEUMONIDAE), A PARASITOID OF THE DIAMONDBACK MOTH, PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA LINNAEUS (LEPIDOPTERA: PLUTELLIDAE)

Laboratory and  field experiments were conducted to evaluate the potential role of  two species of wild crucifers  in the preservation of Diadegma eucerophaga Horstman, a parasitoid of  the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella Linnaeus. In the laboratory, D. eucerophaga developed quite well on...

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Main Author: UTOMO KARTOSUWONDO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SEAMEO, BIOTROP 2011-11-01
Series:Biotropia: The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Biology
Online Access:https://journal.biotrop.org/index.php/biotropia/article/view/193