Feeding responses of four phytophagous lady beetle species (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) to cucurbitacins and alkaloids

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 257-264

  Abe, Makoto ^a   Matsuda, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cucurbitacin; Epilachna admirabilis; Epilachna boisduvali; Epilachna vigintioctomaculata; Epilachna vigintioctopunctata

Indexed keywords

COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE; DIPLOCYCLOS PALMATUS; EPILACHNA ADMIRABILIS; EPILACHNA BOISDUVALI; EPILACHNA VIGINTIOCTOMACULATA; EPILACHNA VIGINTIOCTOPUNCTATA; TRICHOSANTHES;

EID: 0034345142     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2000.257     Document Type: Article

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