Studies on bionomics of liposcelis entomophila (psocoptera:liposcelididae) infesting stored products*

Insect Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-158

  Wang, Jinjun ^a   Zhao, Zhimo ^a   Li, Lungshu ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bionomics; Effective accumulated temperature; Liposcelis entomophila; Population parameters

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006408282     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.1998.tb00314.x     Document Type: Article

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