Effect of female size on host selection by a koinobiont insect parasitoid (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae)

Effect of female size on host selection by a koinobiont insect parasitoid (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae)

Body size is a main fitness component of insect parasitoids. We assessed the potential influence of maternal size of the parasitoid wasp Aphidius colemani Viereck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) on its ability to parasitize the different instars of Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae)...

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Main Authors: Dionyssios LYKOURESSIS, Nikolaos GARANTONAKIS, Dionyssios PERDIKIS, Argyro FANTINOU, Andronikos MAUROMOUSTAKOS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2009-07-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
Subjects:
hymenoptera
braconidae
aphidius colemani
hemiptera
aphis gossypii
myzus persicae
aphid
body size
host selection
Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200903-0007_Effect_of_female_size_on_host_selection_by_a_koinobiont_insect_parasitoid_Hymenoptera_Braconidae_Aphidiinae.php

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