Olfactory response of the lady beetle Hippodamia convergens (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) to prey related odors, including a scanning electron microscopy study of the antennal sensilla

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 812-822

  Hamilton, R M ^a   Dogan, E B ^a   Schaalje, G B ^a   Booth, G M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hippodamia convergens; Myzus persicae; Olfaction; Olfactometer; Scanning electron microscopy; Sensilla

Indexed keywords

ATTRACTANT; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; OLFACTORY CUE; PREY LOCATION;

APHIDIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEMIPTERA; HIPPODAMIA CONVERGENS; HOMOPTERA; INSECTA; MYZUS PERSICAE; PRUNUS PERSICA; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 0032750842     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/28.5.812     Document Type: Article

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