Effect of temperature extremes on the survival and biology of the carpet beetle, Attagenus fasciatus (Thunberg) (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 147-156

  Ali, Mahmoud Fadl ^a   Abdel Reheem, Elham F M ^a   Abdel Rahman, H A ^b  

^a University of Minia ^*  (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

adult biology; Attagenus fasciatus; pupal survival; temperature extremes

Indexed keywords

ATTAGENUS FASCIATUS;

EID: 0030949280     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-474X(96)00044-6     Document Type: Article

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