Effect of relative humidity on development, survival and reproduction of the predatory lacewing Dichochrysa prasina (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 234-241

  Pappas, M L ^a   Broufas, G D ^b   Koveos, D S ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Development; Dichochrysa prasina; Ephestia kuehniella; Life table; Relative humidity; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA; CHRYSOPIDAE; DICHOCHRYSA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; NEUROPTERA;

EID: 45849144746     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.03.015     Document Type: Article

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