African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

A rearing method of the larval parasitoid, Apanteles carpatus (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on its new host Monopis crocicapitella (Clemens) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae)

Hilal Tunca
  • Hilal Tunca
  • Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University, 06110 Dıskapı Ankara Turkey.
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Cem Ozkan
  • Cem Ozkan
  • Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University, 06110 Dıskapı Ankara Turkey.
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Ahmet Beyarslan
  • Ahmet Beyarslan
  • Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Trakya University, Edirne Turkey.
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  •  Received: 29 January 2014
  •  Accepted: 16 June 2014
  •  Published: 27 June 2014

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