Colony defense by wingpadded nymphs in Grylloprociphilus imbricator (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 431-434

  Aoki, Shigeyuki ^a   Kurosu, Utako ^b   Von Dohlen, Carol D ^c  

^a RISSHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Defensive behavior; Fagus; Sociality; Soldier aphid; Woolly beech aphid

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; APHID; COLONY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

APHIDIDAE; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; GRYLLOPROCIPHILUS IMBRICATOR; HOMOPTERA;

EID: 0034799009     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3496504     Document Type: Article

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