Life tables and demographic statistics of Russian wheat aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) reared at different temperatures and on different host plant growth stages

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 205-210

  Ma, Zhanshan ^a   Bechinski, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphididae; Diuraphis noxia; Hemiptera; Insect demography; Intrinsic rate of increase; Life table; Population ecology; Russian wheat aphid

Indexed keywords

APHID; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; HOST PLANT; LIFE TABLE; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION GROWTH; REARING; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WHEAT;

APHIDIDAE; DIURAPHIS NOXIA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HORDEUM;

EID: 66149140292     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2009.026     Document Type: Article

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