Predation of Dysdercus cingulatus (Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae) by the specialist predator Antilochus coqueberti (Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae)

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 661-667

  Kohno, Katsuyuki ^a,c   Ngan, Bui Thi ^a   Fujiwara, Mitsuhiro ^b  

^a JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Natl Inst of Veg and Tea Science ^*  (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND TEA SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antilochus coqueberti; Dysdercus cingulatus; Functional response; Prey consumption; Prey size preference

Indexed keywords

DYSDERCUS; DYSDERCUS CINGULATUS; HETEROPTERA; PYRRHOCORIDAE;

EID: 13444252838     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2004.661     Document Type: Article

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