Life table analysis for immatures and female adults of the predatory beetle, Delphastus catalinae, feeding on whiteflies under three constant temperatures

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Legaspi, Jesusa Crisostomo ^a   Legaspi Jr , Benjamin C ^b   Simmons, Alvin M ^c   Soumare, Mohamed ^d  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Florida Public Service Commission   (United States)

^c USDA ARS US Vegetable Laboratory   (United States)

^d ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bemisia tabaci; Coccinellidae; Developmental rate; Fecundity; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ALEYRODIDAE; BEMISIA TABACI; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DELPHASTUS CATALINAE; HEMIPTERA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BODY WEIGHT; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMIPTERA; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE TABLE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEMIPTERA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; LIFE TABLES; MALE; OVIPOSITION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 39449127964     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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