Temperature effect on the predation rate of Anthocoris nemorum (Het.: Anthocoridae) on cabbage aphids (Hom.: Aphididae)

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 198-200

  Simonsen, Marie Louise Rugholm ^a   Enkegaard, A ^b   Bang, C N ^a   Sigsgaard, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biological control; Brevicoryne brassicae; Foraging behaviour

Indexed keywords

APHID; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREDATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANTHOCORIDAE; ANTHOCORIS MEMORUM; APHIDIDAE; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BREVICORYNE BRASSICAE;

EID: 61649092088     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2008.01327.x     Document Type: Article

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