Neonate Galerucella calmariensis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) behavior on purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) contributes to reduced predation

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 880-886

  Sebolt, Donald C ^a   Landis, Douglas A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Coleomegilla maculata; Galerucella calmariensis; Larval behavior

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; PREDATOR; SURVIVORSHIP; WEED CONTROL; WETLAND;

NORTH AMERICA;

CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOMEGILLA MACULATA; COLEOPTERA; GALERUCELLA; GALERUCELLA CALMARIENSIS; LYSIMACHIA; LYTHRACEAE; LYTHRUM; LYTHRUM SALICARIA;

EID: 0036801655     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-31.5.880     Document Type: Article

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