Morphology and life history characteristics of Podisus mucronatus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 344-350

  Costello, Sheryl L ^a   Pratt, Paul D ^a   Rayachhetry, Min B ^b   Center, Ted D ^b  

^a INVASIVE PLANT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental rates; Melaleuca quinquenervia; Oxyops vitiosa; Pentatomidae; Podisus mucronatus; Predatory stinkbug; Tenebrio molitor

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; LIFE HISTORY; MORPHOLOGY; PREDATOR;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

ARTHROPODA; HETEROPTERA; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA; OXYOPS VITIOSA; PENTATOMIDAE; PODISUS; PODISUS MUCRONATUS; TENEBRIO; TENEBRIO MOLITOR;

EID: 0037708596     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2002)085[0344:malhco]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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