Pesticide susceptibility of Cybocephalus nipponicus and Rhyzobius lophanthae (Coleoptera: Cybocephalidae, Coccinellidae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 502-507

  Smith, Trevor Randall ^a   Cave, Ronald D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Coated glass vial bioassay; Predatory beetle; Toxicity test

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INSECTICIDE; MORTALITY; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PREDATOR; TOXICITY TEST;

AULACASPIS; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CYBOCEPHALIDAE; CYBOCEPHALUS NIPPONICUS; CYCADOPSIDA; RHYZOBIUS LOPHANTHAE;

EID: 33847093906     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2006)89[502:PSOCNA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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