Morphology of Laricobius nigrinus (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), a predator of the hemlock woolly adelgid

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 595-601

  Zilahi Balogh, G M G ^a,c   Humble, L M ^b   Kok, L T ^a   Salom, S M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FLY; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY; MORPHOLOGY; NATIVE SPECIES; PREDATOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TAXONOMY;

NORTH AMERICA;

ADELGES TSUGAE; ADELGIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; DERODONTIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LARICOBIUS; LARICOBIUS NIGRINUS;

EID: 33845436186     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/N05-096     Document Type: Article

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