Oviposition, Development, and Feeding of Scymnus (Neopullus) sinuanodulus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): A Predator of Adelges tsugae (Homoptera: Adelgidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 64-70

  Lu, Wenhua ^a,b   Montgomery, Michael E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adelges tsugae; Development; Feeding; Hemlocks; Oviposition; Scymnus sinuanodulus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002999619     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2001)094[0064:ODAFOS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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