Preference and consumption of Macrolophus pygmaeus preying on mixed instar assemblages of Myzus persicae

Biological Control

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-80

  Fantinou, A A ^a   Perdikis, D Ch ^a   Labropoulos, P D ^a   Maselou, D A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biological control; Macrolophus pygmaeus; Mixed instar prey; Prey selection; Superfluous wasteful killing

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; MACROLOPHUS PYGMAEUS; MYZUS PERSICAE;

EID: 68949149748     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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