Coleomegilla maculata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) predation on pea aphids promoted by proximity to dandelions

Oecologia

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 543-548

  Harmon, J P ^a,b   Ives, A R ^a   Losey, J E ^a,c   Olson, A C ^a   Rauwald, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparent predation; Biological control; Generalist predator; Indirect interactions; Predation

Indexed keywords

OMNIVORY; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; ANIMALIA; APHIDIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOMEGILLA MACULATA; COLEOPTERA; HEMIPTERA; HOMOPTERA; INSECTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PISUM SATIVUM; TARAXACUM; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 0033709804     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000476     Document Type: Article

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