European earwig as a potential biological control agent of apple leaf-curling midge

New Zealand Plant Protection

Volumn 61, Issue , 2008, Pages 343-349

  He, X Z ^a   Wang, Q ^a   Xu, J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dasineura mali; European earwig; Feeding; Forficula auricularia; Searching

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; DASINEURA MALI; DERMAPTERA; FORFICULA AURICULARIA; LONCHOCARPUS CAPASSA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 53749097733     PISSN: 11759003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30843/nzpp.2008.61.6814     Document Type: Article

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