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Title Egg parasitoids in agroecosystems with emphasis on trichogramma / edited by Fernando L. Consoli, José R.P. Parra, Roberto A. Zucchi (eds.)
Published Dordrecht ; London : Springer, 2010

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Description 1 online resource
Series Progress in biological control ; v. .9
Progress in biological control ; v. .9.
Contents Contributors; 1 Reproduction and Immature Development of Egg Parasitoids; 2 Nutritional Ecology of Insect Egg Parasitoids; 3 Antennal Structures Used in Communication by Egg Parasitoids; 4 Host Searching by Egg Parasitoids: Exploitation of Host Chemical Cues; 5 Genetics of the Behavioral Ecology of Egg Parasitoids; 6 Sex Ratio Modulators of Egg Parasitoids; 7 Systematics of the Trichogrammatidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) with a Focus on the Genera Attacking Lepidoptera; 8 Diversity and Hosts of Trichogramma in the New World, with Emphasis in South America
Summary "Egg Parasitoids in Agroecosystems with emphasis on Trichogramma" was conceived to help in the promotion of biological control through egg parasitoids by providing both basic and applied information. The book has a series of chapters dedicated to the understanding of egg parasitoid taxonomy, development, nutrition and reproduction, host recognition and utilization, and their distribution and host associations. There are also several chapters focusing on the mass production and commercialization of egg parasitoids for biological control, addressing important issues such as parasitoid
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Parasitoids -- Biological control
Pests -- Biological control.
Wasps.
Pest Control, Biological
Wasps
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Pest Control.
Science.
Zoology.
Parasitoids -- Biological control.
Biomédecine.
Sciences de la vie.
Biological pest control agents
Trichogramma
Form Electronic book
Author Consoli, Fernando L
Parra, José Roberto P. (José Roberto Postali)
Zucchi, Roberto Antônio.
LC no. 2010935670
ISBN 9781402091100
1402091109
1402091095
9781402091094
1282979434
9781282979437