Development and oviposition of predacious insects, Stethorus japonicus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Oligota kashmirica benefica (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), and Scolothrips takahashii (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) reared on different spider mite species (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-21

  Kishimoto, Hidenari ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRUIT TREE SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Development and oviposition; Oligota kashmirica benefica; Prey species; Scolothrips takahashii; Stethorus japonicus

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMPHITETRANYCHUS; AMPHITETRANYCHUS VIENNENSIS; ARANEAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; OLIGOTA; OLIGOTA KASHMIRICA; PANONYCHUS MORI; PYRUS COMMUNIS; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA; SCOLOTHRIPS TAKAHASHII; STAPHYLINIDAE; STETHORUS; STETHORUS JAPONICUS; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; THRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 0038393015     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2003.15     Document Type: Article

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