Predatory behaviour of Podisus nigrispinus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) on different densities of Anticarsia gemmatalis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 711-719

  Ferreira, João A M ^a   Zanuncio, José C ^a   Torres, Jorge B ^b   Molina Rugama, Adrián J ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anticarsia gemmatalis; Biological control; Density dependence; Functional response; Podisus nigrispinus; Predator prey interaction

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; INSECT; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SOYBEAN;

ANTICARSIA GEMMATALIS; GLYCINE MAX; HETEROPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; PENTATOMIDAE; PODISUS NIGRISPINUS;

EID: 52949129117     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150802271220     Document Type: Article

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