Diving beetles (Dytiscidae) as predators of mosquito larvae (Culicidae) in field experiments and in laboratory tests of prey preference

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 219-226

  Lundkvist, E ^a   Landin, J ^a   Jackson, M ^a   Svensson, C ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BODY SIZE; MOSQUITO; POPULATION SIZE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY PREFERENCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CULEX; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MALE; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SEASON; SWEDEN;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; CULEX; CULICIDAE; FEMALE; LARVA; MALE; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEASONS; SWEDEN;

AGABUS; ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; COLYMBETES; COLYMBETES PAYKULLI; CULICIDAE; DAPHNIA; DIPTERA; DYTISCIDAE; HYDROPORUS; HYGROBIIDAE; ILYBIUS; ILYBIUS ATER; ILYBIUS FULIGINOSUS; RHANTUS;

EID: 0038344705     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BER2003237     Document Type: Article

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