The use of honeydew in foraging for aphids by larvae of the ladybird beetle, Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 455-460

  Ide, Toru ^a   Suzuki, Nobuhiko ^a   Katayama, Noboru ^b  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acyrthosiphon pisum; Ant attendance; Aphis craccivora; Coccinella septempunctata; Foraging behaviour; Honeydew

Indexed keywords

ANT; APHID; BEETLE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HONEYDEW; KAIROMONE; LABORATORY METHOD; LARVA;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; APHIS CRACCIVORA; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS;

EID: 34848916435     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2007.00896.x     Document Type: Article

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