Life history of the mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), at constant temperatures

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 323-332

  Chong, Juang Horng ^a,b   Roda, Amy L ^a   Mannion, Catharine M ^a,c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental thresholds; Distribution; Life table analysis; Reproduction; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DICOTYLEDON; INSECT; LIFE HISTORY; LIFE TABLE; LONGEVITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; SURVIVORSHIP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMIPTERA; LIFE CYCLE; LONGEVITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HEMIPTERA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; LONGEVITY; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

HEMIPTERA; HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS; MACONELLICOCCUS HIRSUTUS; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE;

EID: 43649104584     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X(2008)37[323:LHOTMM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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