Bionomics of the acarophagous ladybird beetle Stethorus tridens fed Tetranychus evansi

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 355-361

  Fiaboe, K K M ^a,e   Gondim Jr , M G C ^b   De Moraes, G J ^c   Ogol, C K P O ^d   Knapp, M ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^e INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Biological control; Life table; Predators; Prey consumption

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; LABORATORY METHOD; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LONGEVITY; MITE; NATURAL ENEMY; OVIPOSITION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SEX RATIO;

COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; STETHORUS; TETRANYCHUS EVANSI; TRIDENS;

EID: 34249825776     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2007.01189.x     Document Type: Article

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