Real-time PCR quantification of Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) B-biotype remains in predator guts

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 947-954

  Zhang, Gui Fen ^a,b   Lü, Zhi Chuang ^a   Wan, Fang Hao ^a,b   Lövei, Gábor L ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bemisia tabaci B biotype; Food web relationship; Generalist predator; Gut content analysis; Quantitative detection; TaqMan real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ALEYRODIDAE; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; BEMISIA TABACI; CHRYSOPA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS; HEMIPTERA; NEOSCONA; ORIUS SAUTERI; PROPYLEA JAPONICA;

EID: 35848957247     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: 14718286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01819.x     Document Type: Article

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