Comparison of the life history strategies of three Dysdercus true bugs (Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae), with special reference to their seasonal host plant use

Entomological Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 313-322

  Kohno, Katsuyuki ^a,b   Bui Thi, Ngan ^a  

^a JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND TEA SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombacaceae; Dysdercus cingulatus; Dysdercus decussatus; Dysdercus poecilus; Malvaceae; Phenology

Indexed keywords

BOMBAX; BOMBAX CEIBA; CHORISIA SPECIOSA; DYSDERCUS; DYSDERCUS CINGULATUS; DYSDERCUS POECILUS; HETEROPTERA; HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS MAKINOI; HIBISCUS TILIACEUS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MALVACEAE; PYRRHOCORIDAE; SIDA RHOMBIFOLIA; THESPESIA POPULNEA;

EID: 33845432880     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2005.00130.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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