Handling and environmental effects on viability of mechanically dispensed green lacewing eggs

Biological Control

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 245-250

  Gardner, J ^a   Giles, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

biological control; Chrysoperla rufilabris; green lacewing; mechanical distribution

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOPERLA RUFILABRIS; CHRYSOPIDAE; NEUROPTERA;

EID: 0030272891     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1996.0090     Document Type: Article

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