Parasitism performance and fitness of Cotesia vestalis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) infected with Nosema sp. (Microsporidia: Nosematidae): Implications in integrated pest management strategy

Parasitism performance and fitness of Cotesia vestalis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) infected with Nosema sp. (Microsporidia: Nosematidae): Implications in integrated pest management strategy

The diamondback moth (DBM) Plutella xylostella (L.) has traditionally been managed using synthetic insecticides. However, the increasing resistance of DBM to insecticides offers an impetus to practice integrated pest management (IPM) strategies by exploiting its natural enemies such as pathogens, pa...

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Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Author: Kermani N.; Abu Hassan Z.-A.; Suhaimi A.; Abuzid I.; Ismail N.F.; Attia M.; Abd Ghani I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84903535536&doi=10.1371%2fjournal.pone.0100671&partnerID=40&md5=8728849bb367803f557aa67e3d62fd66

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