Predation and reproductive output of the ladybird beetle Stethorus tridens preying on tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi

BioControl

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 363-368

  Britto, Erika P J ^a   Gondim Jr , Manoel G C ^a   Torres, Jorge B ^a   Fiaboe, Komi K M ^b   Moraes, Gilberto J ^c   Knapp, Markus ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Biological control; Functional response; Ladybird beetle; Predation; Spider mite

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP PLANT; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; MITE; OVIPOSITION; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; REPRODUCTION;

ACARI; ARANEAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM; SOLANUM AMERICANUM; STETHORUS; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS EVANSI; TRIDENS;

EID: 67349207751     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-008-9178-5     Document Type: Article

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