Life history and feeding biology of the predatory thrips, Aleurodothrips fasciapennis (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae)

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 351-357

  Watson, D M ^a,c   Du, T Y ^b   Li, M ^b   Xiong, J J ^b   Liu, D G ^b   Huang, M D ^b   Rae, D J ^a   Beattie, G A C ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b Guangdong Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BIOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; PREDATION; THRIPS;

ALEURODOTHRIPS; ALEURODOTHRIPS FASCIAPENNIS; AONIDIELLA AURANTII; CITRUS; DIASPIDIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HOMOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; PHLAEOTHRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 0031811753     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300025979     Document Type: Article

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