Life history parameters of the coccinellid beetle, Oenopia conglobata contaminata, an important predator of the common pistachio psylla, Agonoscena pistaciae (Hemiptera: Psylloidea)

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 701-711

  Mehrnejad, M R ^a,c   Jalali, M A ^b  

^a Iranian Pistachio Research Institute   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agonoscena pistaciae; Aphis gossypii; Biological control; Development; Food consumption; Intrinsic rate of increase; Pistachio tree; Predator; Prey preference; Psylla; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; LIFE HISTORY; PREDATOR; PREY PREFERENCE;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS; APHIS GOSSYPII; ARTHROPODA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEMIPTERA; PISTACIA VERA; PSYLLA; PSYLLIDAE; PSYLLOIDEA;

EID: 3142530862     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150410001682377     Document Type: Article

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