Effects of Pheidole megacephala (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on survival and dispersal of Dysmicoccus neobrevipes (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1124-1129

  Jahn, Gary C ^a,b   Beardsley, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Cambodia Intl Rice Res Inst A   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

Dysmicoccus neobrevipes; mutualism; Pheidole megacephala; pineapple

Indexed keywords

ANANAS COMOSUS; DYSMICOCCUS NEOBREVIPES; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; MEGACEPHALA; PHEIDOLE MEGACEPHALA; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE;

EID: 0030453804     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/89.5.1124     Document Type: Article

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