Development and fecundity of Deraeocoris nebulosus (Heteroptera: Miridae) on Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 345-350

  Jones, Walker A ^a   Snodgrass, Gordon L ^b  

^a KIKA DE LA GARZA SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Biology; Predator; Rearing; Whitefly

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FECUNDITY; INSECT; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ALEYRODIDAE; BEMISIA ARGENTIFOLII; DERAEOCORIS NEBULOSUS; HETEROPTERA; HOMOPTERA; MIRIDAE;

EID: 0031764435     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3495924     Document Type: Article

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