Food consumption and utilisation by larvae of two coccinellid predators, Scymnus levaillanti and Cycloneda sanguinea, on cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii

BioControl

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 455-467

  Isikber A A ^a,b   Copland, M J W ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aphididae; Coccinellidae; Consumption rate; Conversion efficiency; Homoptera; Pre oral digestion; Voracity

Indexed keywords

APHID; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BODY MASS; FOOD CONSUMPTION; PREDATOR;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS GOSSYPII; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CYCLONEDA SANGUINEA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEMIPTERA; SCYMNUS LEVAILLANTI;

EID: 0035707536     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014181920308     Document Type: Article

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