Life history response of a predatory ladybird, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), to food stress

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-189

  Agarwala, Basant K ^a   Yasuda, Hironori ^b   Sato, Satoru ^b  

^a TRIPURA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Food stress; Harmonia axyridis; Life history; Phenotypic change; Predatory ladybird

Indexed keywords

COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS;

EID: 50449089689     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: 1347605X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2008.183     Document Type: Article

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