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Growth and development in a lepidopteran with variable instar number, Pseudocoremia suavis (Geometridae), under standard rearing conditions and when parasitised by Meteorus pulchricornis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2014
Though extra instars are often associated with poor conditions and thought to be a compensation for a low growth rate, the reasons why they are necessary, and for variable instar number existing under standard rearing conditions, are not yet clear.
Emma I. BARRACLOUGH, Elisabeth P.J. BURGESS, Aliesha M. KEAN, Louise A. MALONE   +3 more
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Exploratory Survey for the Emerald Ash Borer, \u3ci\u3eAgrilus Planipennis\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), and Its Natural Enemies in China [PDF]

, 2018
An exploratory survey for the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis, and its natural enemies was conducted in China during October and November 2003. We examined 29 field plots in six provinces.
Bauer, Leah S, Gao, Ruitong, Haack, Robert A, Liu, Houping, Petrice, Toby R, Zhao, Tonghai   +5 more
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The genus Testudobracon in eastern China and the description of three new species (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Braconinae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2003
The species of Testudobracon Quicke from eastern China are revised with four species recognized, including three new species: (Testudobracon flavus sp. n., Testudobracon guangxinensis sp. n. and Testudobracon grandiventris sp. n.).
Yi-Ping WANG, Xue-Xin CHEN, Jun-Hua HE
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A survey of braconid wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae, Homolobinae, Macrocentrinae, Rogadinae) in Kerman province, southeastern Iran [PDF]

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 2017
The fauna of the braconid subfamilies Euphorinae, Homolobinae, Macrocentrinae and Rogadinae were studied in Kerman province. Specimens were collected using Malaise traps and sweeping net during 2013–2014.
Fatemeh Abdolalizadeh, Seyed Massoud Madjdzadeh, Samira Farahani, Majid Askari Hesni   +3 more
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Praon volucre (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae), a natural enemy of Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Hemiptera: Aphididae): Life table and intrinsic rate of population increase

European Journal of Entomology, 2011
Life table data of natural enemies are often used to understand their population dynamics and estimate their potential role in the biological control of pests.
Juracy Caldeira LINS, Vanda Helena Paes BUENO, Diego Bastos SILVA, Marcus Vinicius SAMPAIO, Joop C. van LENTEREN   +4 more
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A Maple Wood Wasp, \u3ci\u3eXiphydria Maculata,\u3c/i\u3e and its Insect Enemies (Hymenoptera: Xiphydriiade) [PDF]

, 2017
A xiphydriid wood wasp, Xiphydria mandata, is very common in branches ofAeer spp. in Indiana. and is frequently the proximate cause of branches falling from shade trees. X.
Deyrup, Mark A
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Contribution to the fauna and phenological knowledge of high mountains Opiinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) in Kerman province (Iran) [PDF]

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 2018
The present study provides new data about the fauna and phenology of Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) species captured in high mountain areas of Kerman province (South-Eastern Iran). Sampling was carried out from April 2014 to September 2015.
Soheila Safahani, Seyed Massoud Madjdzadeh, Francisco Javier Peris-Felipo   +2 more
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Morphometric indicators for quality assessment in the aphid parasitoid, Lysiphlebus fabarum (Braconidae: Aphidiinae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2013
Body size is a standard criterion of quality control in insect rearing and often assumed to correlate with fitness in parasitoid wasps, but various metrics of body size can be used.
Mohammad AMERI, Arash RASEKH, J.P. MICHAUD, Hossein ALLAHYARI   +3 more
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Iranian Braconidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea): diversity, distribution and host association [PDF]

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 2016
An annotated list for all species recorded from the territory of Iran during more than a hundred years (1901–2016) of research is given. A checklist of 780 species in 141 genera belonging to 26 subfamilies of Braconidae known from Iran is listed, among ...
Samira Farahani, Ali Asghar Talebi, Ehsan Rakhshani   +2 more
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Identification and expression pattern analysis of chemosensory receptor genes in the Macrocentrus cingulum (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) antennae

European Journal of Entomology, 2016
Macrocentrus cingulum is an important polyembryonic endoparasitic wasp that attacks larvae of the Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenée) and the European corn borer, O. nubilalis (Hübner).
Tofael AHMED, Tian-Tao ZHANG, Zhen-Ying WANG, Kang-Lai HE, Shu-Xiong BAI   +4 more
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