Bodyguard effects for aphids of Aphis craccivora Koch (Homoptera: Aphididae) as related to the activity of two ant species, Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Lasius niger L. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 427-433

  Katayama, Noboru ^a   Suzuki, Nobuhiko ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aphis craccivora; Bodyguard effects; Facultative mutualisms; Lasius niger; Tetramorium caespitum

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; APHIS CRACCIVORA; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; LASIUS NIGER; TETRAMORIUM CAESPITUM;

EID: 0242494134     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2003.427     Document Type: Article

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