Effect of Pollen on Coleomegilla maculata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Population Density, Predation, and Cannibalism in Sweet Corn

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1402-1410

  Cottrell, Ted E ^a   Yeargan, Kenneth V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Coleomegilla maculata; Helicoverpa zea; Predation; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOMEGILLA MACULATA; COLEOPTERA; HELICOVERPA ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0000411635     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/27.6.1402     Document Type: Article

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