Impact of Subzero Temperatures on Survival, Longevity, and Natality of Adult Russian Wheat Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 661-667

  Butts, Richard A ^a   Schaalje, G Bruce ^a,b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold hardiness; Freeze susceptible; Overwintering; Russian wheat aphid

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; DIURAPHIS NOXIA; HEMIPTERA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0006088538     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/26.3.661     Document Type: Article

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