Predation of Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Eggs in Sweet Corn by Generalist Predators and the Impact of Alternative Foods

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1131-1138

  Musser, Fred R ^a   Shelton, Anthony M ^a  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative food; Coleomegilla maculata; Harmonia axyridis; Orius insidiosus; Predator

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; EGG PREDATION; FOOD SELECTION; GENERALIST; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT;

ANTHOCORIDAE; APHIDIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOMEGILLA MACULATA; COLEOPTERA; CRAMBIDAE; CRAMBINAE; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS; HETEROPTERA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; ORIUS INSIDIOSUS; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; RHOPALOSIPHUM MAIDIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0242499471     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-32.5.1131     Document Type: Article

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