Impact of syrphid predation on production of migrants in colonies of the brown citrus aphid, Toxoptera citricida (Homoptera: Aphididae)

Biological Control

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 91-95

  Michaud, J P ^a   Belliure, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Instituto Valeciano de Infertilidad   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aphids; Migrants; Predation; Pseudodorus clavatus; Toxoptera citricida

Indexed keywords

MATURATION; PREDATION; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; REPRODUCTION; SIMULATION; SPECIES ABUNDANCE; SURVIVAL;

APHIDIDAE; ARTHROPODA; CITRUS; HEMIPTERA; PSEUDODORUS; PSEUDODORUS CLAVATUS; SYRPHIDAE; TOXOPTERA CITRICIDA;

EID: 0034998735     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.2000.0919     Document Type: Article

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