Survival and reproduction of Laricobius nigrinus Fender (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), a predator of hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae Annand (Homoptera: Adelgidae) in field cages

Biological Control

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 200-207

  Lamb, A B ^a   Salom, S M ^a   Kok, L T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adelges tsugae; Adelgidae; Biological control; Derodontidae; Field evaluation; Laricobius nigrinus; Predation; Tsuga canadensis; Winter survival

Indexed keywords

ADELGES; ADELGES TSUGAE; ADELGIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CONIUM MACULATUM; DERODONTIDAE; HEMIPTERA; LARICOBIUS; LARICOBIUS NIGRINUS; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 11844259439     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.09.016     Document Type: Article

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