Prey suitability of Thrips palmi (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and Tetranychus kanzawai (Acari: Tetranychidae) for the development and reproduction of Wollastoniella rotunda (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)

Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-12

  Uefune, Masayoshi ^a,d   Nakashima, Yoshitaka ^b   Tagashira, Eiko ^a   Nagai, Kazuya ^c   Hirose, Yoshimi ^a   Takagi, Masami ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Agricultural Experiment Station   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological control; Prey suitability; Tetranychus kanzawai; Thrips palmi; Wollastoniella rotunda

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANTHOCORIDAE; HEMIPTERA; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS KANZAWAI; THRIPIDAE; THRIPS PALMI; THYSANOPTERA; WOLLASTONIELLA ROTUNDA;

EID: 45749124474     PISSN: 00214914     EISSN: 13476068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/jjaez.2008.7     Document Type: Article

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