Life table parameters of the pseudococcid predators Nephus includens and Nephus bisignatus (Coleoptera: Coccinelidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 407-415

  Kontodimas, Dimitris C ^a   Milonas, Panagiotis G ^a   Stathas, George J ^b   Economou, Leonidas P ^c   Kavallieratos, Nickolas G ^a  

^a BENAKI PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF KALAMATA   (Greece)

^c AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Coccinellidae; Development of immature stages; Fecundity; Nephus bisignatus; Nephus includens; Planococcus citri; Survival; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENTOMOLOGY; FECUNDITY; LIFE TABLE; PREDATOR; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE; WEIBULL THEORY;

COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEMIPTERA; NEPHUS; PLANOCOCCUS CITRI; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE;

EID: 34848827856     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2007.060     Document Type: Article

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