Searching and feeding behavior of Nephaspis oculatus and Delphastus catalinae (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), predators of Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 901-906

  Liu, Tong Xian ^a   Stansly, Philip A ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Coccinellid; Feeding behavior; Lady beetle; Predators; Whitefly

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; PREY LOCATION; WHITEFLY;

ALEYRODIDAE; BEMISIA ARGENTIFOLII; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DELPHASTUS; DELPHASTUS CATALINAE; DELPHASTUS PUSILLUS; HEMIPTERA; HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS ROSA; HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS; HOMOPTERA; NEPHASPIS OCULATUS; ROSA; UROPODA;

EID: 0032718698     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/28.5.901     Document Type: Article

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