Temperature-dependent development and survival of the lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 80-86

  Rueda, L M ^a   Axtell, R C ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alphitobius diaperinus; Darkling beetle; Lesser mealworm; Poultry litter; Temperature dependent development

Indexed keywords

ALPHITOBIUS DIAPERINUS; COLEOPTERA; TENEBRIONIDAE; ANIMALIA; INSECTA; TENEBRIO;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; LARVA; LONGEVITY; MALE; OOCYTE; POPULATION DENSITY; TEMPERATURE; TENEBRIO;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LARVA; LONGEVITY; MALE; OVUM; POPULATION DENSITY; PUPA; TEMPERATURE; TENEBRIO;

EID: 0030044762     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1996.tb00085.x     Document Type: Article

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