Sharing the trench: A curious feeding behavior of Diabrotica porracea Harold (Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) in the presence of Epilachna tredecimnotata (Latreille) (Coccinellidae)

Coleopterists Bulletin

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-64

  Eben, Astrid ^a   Gámez Virues, Sagrario ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COEXISTENCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; HERBIVORE; LEAF;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

CHRYSOMELIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITA OKEECHOBEENSIS; CUCURBITACEAE; DIABROTICA PORRACEA; EPILACHNA; GALERUCINAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34248673714     PISSN: 0010065X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1649/923.1     Document Type: Article

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