Effects of temperature on oviposition and development of Amphibolus venator (Klug) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), a predator of stored product insects

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 415-418

  Nishi, Akinori ^a   Takahashi, Keiichi ^b,c  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c Div of Agric and Mineral Resources   (Palau)

Author keywords

Amphibolus venator; Development period; Oviposition; Predator; Stored product insect

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLUS VENATOR; ARTHROPODA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; REDUVIIDAE;

EID: 0036391632     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2002.415     Document Type: Article

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