Egg-laying preference of female fungus gnat Bradysia sp. nr. coprophila (Diptera: Sciaridae) on three different soilless substrates

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1937-1942

  Meers, Theresa L ^a   Cloyd, Raymond A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bradysia spp.; Fecundity; Flotation extraction method; Oviposition; Soilless growing media

Indexed keywords

BRADYSIA; BRYOPHYTA; DIPTERA; FUNGI; INSECTA; MYCETOPHILIDAE; MYCETOPHILUS SP. HMR-1993; SCIARIDAE; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 30744440118     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/98.6.1937     Document Type: Article

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