Predation by Orius insidiosus (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) on life stages and species of Frankliniella flower thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in pepper flowers

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 662-670

  Baez, Ignacio ^a   Reitz, Stuart R ^a   Funderburk, Joe E ^b  

^a USDA ARS Center for Medical   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Generalist predators; Predator prey interactions; Prey vulnerability

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISPERSAL; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; THRIPS;

ANTHOCORIDAE; FRANKLINIELLA; FRANKLINIELLA OCCIDENTALIS; FRANKLINIELLA TRITICI; HETEROPTERA; ORIUS; ORIUS INSIDIOSUS; THRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 10644223539     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-33.3.662     Document Type: Article

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