Effect of prey density and mating status on predation rate of females of Podisus nigrispinus (Dallas) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in laboratory and field conditions;Efeito da densidade de presas e do acasalamento na taxa de predação de fêmeas de Podisus nigrispinus (Dallas) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) em condições de laboratório e campo

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 647-654

  Oliveira, José E M ^a   Torres, Jorge B ^a   Carrano Moreira, Alberto F ^a   Zanuncio, José C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alabama argillacea; Biological control; Cotton leafworm; Functional response; Stinkbug predator

Indexed keywords

EID: 12244256932     PISSN: 1519556X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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