Suitability of the tomato borer Tuta absoluta as prey for Macrolophus pygmaeus and Nesidiocoris tenuis

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 292-296

  Urbaneja, A ^a   Monton H ^a   Molla O ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological control; Miridae; Predation

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; INSECT; INVASIVE SPECIES; LABORATORY METHOD; MOTH; PREDATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

GELECHIIDAE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MACROLOPHUS PYGMAEUS; MIRIDAE; TUTA ABSOLUTA;

EID: 64549106166     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2008.01319.x     Document Type: Article

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