DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES ON ANAGYRUS-MANGICOLA (HYMENOPTERA, ENCYRTIDAE), A PARASITOID OF THE MEALYBUG RASTROCOCCUS-INVADENS (HOMOPTERA, PSEUDOCOCCIDAE)

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CROSS, AE
MOORE, D
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[1] International Institute of Biological Control, Ascot, Silwood Park
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10.1017/S0007485300041067
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Q96 [昆虫学];
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Anagyrus mangicola Noyes, a primary parasitoid of the mealybug Rastrococcus invadens Williams, a pest of fruit crops in West Africa, was studied under controlled conditions at 27-degrees-C and 75% r.h. Data are given on the larval stages, their morphology and duration of immature development. The sex ratios of emerging parasitoids, adult longevity, host stage preference, the relationship of the size of the emerging parasitoid to host stage and development time are also investigated.
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