The effect of rearing the ladybird Harmonia axyridis on Ephestia kuehniella eggs on the response of its larvae to aphid tracks

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 129-144

  Ferran, A ^a   Gambier, J ^a   Parent, S ^a   Legendre, K ^a   Tourniere R ^a   Giuge, L ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Acyrthosiphon pisum; Aphid; Coccinellidae; Ephestia kuehniella; Extensive search; Harmonia axyridis; Intensive search; Locomotor behavior; Mass rearing; Unnatural prey

Indexed keywords

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; ACYRTHOSIPHUM; ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA; APHIDIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; EPHESTIA; EPHESTIA KUEHNIELLA; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS; KUEHNIELLA; PISUM; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 0030876578     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02765479     Document Type: Article

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