Oviposition in Cryptolaemus montrouzieri stimulated by wax filaments of its prey

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 141-146

  Merlin, J ^c   Lemaitre, O ^c   Gregoire J C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b Fonds National Belge de la Recherche Scientifique

^c NONE

Author keywords

Coccinellidae; Coccoidea; Cryptolaemus monrouzieri; Oviposition behaviour; Predator prey relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000595132     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.1996.tb00819.x     Document Type: Article

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