Laboratory evaluation of six algal species for larval nutritional suitability of the pestiferous midge Glyptotendipes paripes (Diptera: Chironomidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1884-1890

  Frouz, Jan ^a,b   Ali, Arshad ^a   Lobinske, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Algal food; Chironomidae; Larval development; Sporopollenin; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANABAENA; ANABAENA FLOS-AQUAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; DIPTERA; FLOS; GLYPTOTENDIPES; GLYPTOTENDIPES PARIPES; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS SP.; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS QUADRICAUDA;

EID: 12344331860     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/97.6.1884     Document Type: Article

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