Essays about: "Kwabena Baffoe"

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  1. 1. Importance of temperature for the willow bodyguard Perilitus brevicollis

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Kwabena Baffoe; [2011]
    Keywords : temperature; development rate; body size; development time; Braconidae; Perilitus brevicolis; Phratora vulgatissima; host-parasitoid interactions; bodyguard; biological control; Salix;

    Abstract : The influence of temperature on the performance of the willow bodyguard, Perilitus brevicollis Haliday, 1835 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) as well as the impact of temperature and parasitism on its host feeding capacity were assessed. The study also aimed at identifying the similarities and differences among two populations (Swedish and Irish) with regards to parasitoid diversity, size and parasitism rate. READ MORE