Diet affects reproduction and number of oocytes per ovary of the predator Podisus nigrispinus (Dallas) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

Animal Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 279-287

  Lemos, Walkymário Paulo ^a,d   Ramalho, Francisco Sousa ^b   Serrão, José Eduardo ^a   Zanuncio, José Cola ^a   Bauce, Eric ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA ALGODÃO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d EMBRAPA AMAZÔNIA ORIENTAL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asopinae; Biological control; Nutrition; Predator

Indexed keywords

DIET; INSECT; LARVA; OVIPOSITION; PREDATOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

ALABAMA ARGILLACEA; ASOPINAE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HETEROPTERA; MUSCA DOMESTICA; PENTATOMIDAE; PODISUS NIGRISPINUS; TENEBRIO; TENEBRIO MOLITOR;

EID: 33749530241     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075606778441840     Document Type: Article

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