The influence of temperature and food supply on the development of Adalia bipunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 379-384

  Schüder, Ingo ^a   Hommes, Martin ^b   Larink, Otto ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adalia bipunctata; Aphidae; Biological control; Coccinellidae; Greenhouse; Sitobion avenae

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FOOD SUPPLY; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MORTALITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ADALIA; ADALIA BIPUNCTATA; APHIDIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; SITOBION AVENAE;

EID: 5644228893     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2004.054     Document Type: Article

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