Dormancy-inducing factors of rubber litter beetle, Luprops tristis (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Insect Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-51

  Vinod, K V ^a   Sabu, Thomas K ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH S COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Dormancy; Moisture; Mupli; Rubber plantations

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; TENEBRIONIDAE;

EID: 77349107917     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2009.01280.x     Document Type: Article

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