African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6859

Full Length Research Paper

Biological parameters and parasitism capacity of Telenomus remus Nixon (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) reared on natural and factitious hosts for successive generations

A. Pomari-Fernandes
  • A. Pomari-Fernandes
  • Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, Brazil.
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A. F. Bueno
  • A. F. Bueno
  • Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria ? Embrapa Soja, Rod. Carlos Joao Strass ? Distrito de Warta Caixa Postal 231 86001-970, Londrina, Parana, Brazil.
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A. P. Queiroz
  • A. P. Queiroz
  • Instituto Agronomico do Parana (IAPAR), Brazil.
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S. A. De Bortoli
  • S. A. De Bortoli
  • Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) ? Faculdade de Ciencias Agrarias de Jaboticabal, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 10 July 2015
  •  Accepted: 04 August 2015
  •  Published: 13 August 2015

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