Life table and heat tolerance of Acyrthosiphon pisum (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in subtropical Taiwan

Entomological Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-279

  Lu, Wei Nung ^a   Kuo, Mei Hwa ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Demography; Heat tolerance; Pea aphid

Indexed keywords

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; HEMIPTERA; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 52349096530     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2008.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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