Voltinism and laboratory rearing of Microvelia hinei (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha: Veliidae)

Great Lakes Entomologist

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Taylor, Steven J ^a   McPherson, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Laboratory rearing; Life history; Microvelia hinei; Southern Illinois; Voltinism

Indexed keywords

GERROMORPHA; HETEROPTERA; MICROVELIA; MICROVELIA HINEI; VELIIDAE;

EID: 2542537608     PISSN: 00900222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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