Predatory abilities of Amphibolus venator (Klug) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), a predator of stored-product insect pests

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 321-326

  Nishi, Akinori ^a   Imamura, Taro ^b   Miyanoshita, Akihiro ^b   Morimoto, Sayaka ^b   Takahashi, Keiichi ^c   Visarathanonth, Porntip ^d   Kengkanpanich, Rungsima ^d   Shazali, Mohamed El Hassan ^e   Sato, Kimihiko ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c Bur of Agric and Mineral Resources   (Palau)

^d Div Med Entomol   (Thailand)

^e Shambat Research Station   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Amphibolus venator; Biological control; Predator; Stored product insect pests; Tribolium confusum

Indexed keywords

HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; REDUVIIDAE; TRIBOLIUM CONFUSUM;

EID: 4143139821     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2004.321     Document Type: Article

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