The influence of aphids on the behaviour of adults of the ladybird beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Col.: Coccinellidae)

Entomophaga

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 103-106

  Obata, S ^a  

^a Nihonbashi Jogakkan Junior College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Harmonia axyridis; Mate searching behaviour; Mating receptivity; Prey detection; Prey searching behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000885180     PISSN: 00138959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02769885     Document Type: Article

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