Effects of diet, temperature and photoperiod on development and survival of the bigeyed bug, Geocoris lubra

BioControl

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-74

  Mansfield, Sarah ^a,d   Scholz, Brad ^b   Armitage, Sarah ^c   Johnson, Marie Louise ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Conservation biological control; Geocoridae; Hemiptera; Predation; Rearing methods

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; DIET; FECUNDITY; INSECT; PHOTOPERIOD; REARING; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS GOSSYPII; GEOCORIS; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HEMIPTERA; LYGAEIDAE;

EID: 33846444016     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-006-9011-y     Document Type: Article

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