Influence of host plant and prey availability on developmental time and surviorship of Nesidiocoris tenius (Het.: Miridae)

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 513-518

  Urbaneja, Alberto ^a,c   Tapia, Gervasio ^a,d   Stansly, Philip ^b  

^a Koppert Biological Systems SL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^d IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological control; Eggplant; Ephestia kuehniella; Miridae; Nesidiocoris tenuis; Sweet pepper; Tomato; Zoophytophagy

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; HERBIVORY; PREDATION; SURVIVAL;

ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA; ANIMALIA; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MIRIDAE; SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 22344437657     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150500088777     Document Type: Article

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