Variation in the efficacy of several predator gut content immunoassays

Biological Control

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-32

  Hagler, James R ^a  

^a Western Cotton Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Dot blot; ELISA; Gut content analysis; Hippodamia convergens; Monoclonal antibody; Pectinophora gossypiella; Predation; Western blot

Indexed keywords

ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

COLEOPTERA; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HIPPODAMIA CONVERGENS; PECTINOPHORA GOSSYPIELLA;

EID: 0031922378     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1998.0612     Document Type: Article

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