Variation in Diapause Responses between Geographic Populations of the Predator Geocoris punctipes (Heteroptera: Geocoridae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 116-122

  Ruberson, John R ^a   Yeargan, Kenneth V ^b   Newton, Blake L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geocoris punctipes; Life history; Photoperiod; Preoviposition period; Reproductive diapause

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013212271     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2001)094[0116:VIDRBG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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