Lethal and sublethal effects of two insect growth regulators on adult Delphastus catalinae (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), a predator of whiteflies (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 298-305

  Liu, Tong Xian ^a   Stansly, Philip A ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitin inhibitor; Delphastus catalinae; Insect growth regulator; Juvenile hormone; Ladybeetle; Whitefly

Indexed keywords

ALEYRODIDAE; BEMISIA; BEMISIA ARGENTIFOLII; BEMISIA TABACI; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DELPHASTUS; DELPHASTUS CATALINAE; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 2342516841     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.01.007     Document Type: Article

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