The effects of six species of aphids on some life history parameters of the ladybird Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 449-452

  Kalushkov, Plamen ^a   Hodek, Ivo ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH   (Bulgaria)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Adult fresh weight; Alternative prey; Coccinellidae; Essential prey; Fecundity; Larval development; Larval mortality; Longevity

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LONGEVITY;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; APHIS CRACCIVORA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; EUCALLIPTERUS TILIAE; EUCERAPHIS BETULAE; MYZUS PERSICAE; PHORODON HUMULI; PROPYLEA QUATUORDECIMPUNCTATA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; STERNORRHYNCHA;

EID: 24044507348     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2005.064     Document Type: Article

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