Prey preference by Delphastus catalinae (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae): Effects of plant species and prey stages

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 218-222

  Legaspi, Jesusa Crisostomo ^a   Simmons, Alvin M ^b   Legaspi Jr , Benjamin C ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b USDA ARS US Vegetable Laboratory   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cotton; Hibiscus; Predation; Silverleaf whitefly; Tomato; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BEETLE; CROP PLANT; PREDATION; PREY PREFERENCE; WHITEFLY;

ALEYRODIDAE; ARTHROPODA; BEMISIA ARGENTIFOLII; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ACEPHALA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. VIRIDIS; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DELPHASTUS CATALINAE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEMIPTERA; HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS; INSECTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 33745830486     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: 00154040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2006)89[218:PPBDCC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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