Pollen as an alternative or supplementary food for the mirid predator Macrolophus pygmaeus

Biological Control

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 238-242

  Vandekerkhove, Bjorn ^a   De Clercq, Patrick ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Artificial diet; Ephestia kuehniella; Macrolophus pygmaeus; Pollen; Predator

Indexed keywords

ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; KUEHNIELLA; LEPIDOPTERA; MACROLOPHUS PYGMAEUS; MIRIDAE;

EID: 77949267145     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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