Host-Plant Effects on the Efficacy of Two Predators Attacking Russian Wheat Aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1398-1404

  Messina, Frank J ^a   Jones, Thomas A ^b   Nielson, Dale C ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA ARS Forage and Range Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Diuraphis noxia; Lacewing; Ladybird beetle; Tri trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

ACHNATHERUM HYMENOIDES; AGROPYRON; AGROPYRON CRISTATUM; AGROPYRON DESERTORUM; APHIDIDAE; CHRYSOPERLA PLORABUNDA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIURAPHIS NOXIA; HEMIPTERA; NEUROPTERA; ORYZOPSIS; POACEAE; PROPYLEA; PROPYLEA QUATUORDECIMPUNCTATA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0000965597     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/26.6.1398     Document Type: Article

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