Role of host diet on the fitness of the egg parasitoid species, Trichogramma evanescens Westwood (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

Abstract Background Egg parasitoids belonging to the genus Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) are important natural enemies that have been successfully used in biological control programs and mostly reared on the Mediterranean flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Pyralid...

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Main Author: Serkan Pehlivan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-020-00353-7