Functional response of Orius albidipennis (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) to Megalurothrips sjostedti (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-6

  Gitonga, Linus M ^a   Overholt, W A ^b   Lohr B ^b   Magambo, J K ^a   Mueke, J M ^c  

^a JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^c KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Biological control; Functional response; Megalurothrips sjostedti; Orius albidipennis; Prey predator interactions; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCORIDAE; HEMIPTERA; ORIUS; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; THRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 0036091768     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(02)00001-4     Document Type: Article

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