The influence of temperature, photoperiod and plant type on the predation rate of Macrolophus pygmaeus on Myzus persicae

BioControl

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 281-289

  Perdikis, D Ch ^a   Lykouressis, D P ^a   Economou, L P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Macrolophus pygmaeus; Photoperiod; Predation rate; Predator; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001101883     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009959325331     Document Type: Article

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