Rearing Orius laevigatus on cysts of the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana

Biological Control

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 79-83

  Arijs, Yves ^a   De Clercq, Patrick ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anthocoridae; Artemia; Augmentation; Ephestia kuehniella; Mass rearing; Orius laevigatus

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; EGG PRODUCTION; FERTILITY; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PREDATION; SURVIVAL;

ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA; ANOSTRACA; ANTHOCORIDAE; ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA FRANCISCANA; ARTHROPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EPHESTIA; EPHESTIA KUEHNIELLA; KUEHNIELLA; LEPIDOPTERA; ORIUS LAEVIGATUS; PONTOPORIA BLAINVILLEI;

EID: 0035008351     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.2000.0910     Document Type: Article

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