Development of Diomus austrinus Gordon (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on two mealybug prey species at five constant temperatures

Biological Control

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-48

  Chong, Juang Horng ^a   Oetting, Ronald D ^a   Osborne, Lance S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Coccinellidae; Diomus austrinus; Life history; Phenacoccus madeirensis; Planococcus citri; Pseudococcidae

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIOMUS; PHENACOCCUS MADEIRENSIS; PLANOCOCCUS CITRI; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE;

EID: 14944371195     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.01.005     Document Type: Article

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