Effects of temperature on development of vedalia beetle, Rodolia cardinalis (Mulsant)

Biological Control

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 473-478

  Grafton Cardwell, E E ^a   Gu, P ^a   Montez, G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cottony cushion scale; Lower developmental threshold; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CARDINALIS; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEMIPTERA; ICERYA PURCHASI; MARGARODIDAE; RODOLIA CARDINALIS;

EID: 13744256149     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.12.006     Document Type: Article

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