Open-access REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF COTESIA FLAVIPES (CAM.). III. MUTUAL INTERFERENCE: FEMALES MATED TO ONE AND TWO MALES

ABSTRACT

Cotesiaflavipes females mated to one and two males were allowed to parasitize one Diatraea saccharalis larva No interference or competition between them were observed suggesting that this species avoids superparasitizing.

KEY WORDS:
Diatraea saccharalis ; Cotesiaflavipes ; superparasitism; mutual interference

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