Predation on neonate larvae of Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Florida citrus: Testing for daily patterns of neonate drop, ant predators and chemical repellency

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-72

  Stuart, Robin J ^a   Jackson, Ian W ^a   McCoy, Clayton W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Biological control; Curculionidae; Formicidae; Integrated pest management; Predation; Red imported fire ant

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LARVA; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

FLORIDA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTHROPODA; BRACHYMYRMEX; BRACHYMYRMEX OBSCURIOR; CARDIOCONDYLA; CARDIOCONDYLA EMERYI; CARDIOCONDYLA WROUGHTONII; CITRUS; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; DIAPREPES; DIAPREPES ABBREVIATUS; DORYMYRMEX; DORYMYRMEX BURENI; DORYMYRMEX REGINICULA; FORMICIDAE; GEOCORIS; GEOCORIS FLORIDANUS; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; LYGAEIDAE; PARATRECHINA; PARATRECHINA BOURBONICA; PHEIDOLE; PHEIDOLE MOERENS; PHEIDOLE MORRISI; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 1842582919     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2003)086[0061:PONLOD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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