Effects of temperature on survival, development, longevity, and fecundity of ophraella communa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a potential biological control agent against ambrosia artemisiifolia (Asterales: Asteraceae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1021-1027

  Zhou, Zhong Shi ^a   Guo, Jian Ying ^a   Chen, Hong Song ^a,b   Wan, Fang Hao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ambrosia artemisiifolia; Development; Fecundity; Ophraella communa; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EGG DEVELOPMENT; FECUNDITY; LONGEVITY; OVIPOSITION; REARING; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WEED CONTROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LONGEVITY; MALE; OVIPARITY; RAGWEED; SEX RATIO; TEMPERATURE;

AMBROSIA; ANIMALS; BEETLES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LONGEVITY; MALE; OVIPARITY; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SEX RATIO; TEMPERATURE;

AMBROSIA; AMBROSIA ARTEMISIIFOLIA; ASTERACEAE; ASTERALES; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; OPHRAELLA COMMUNA;

EID: 77953170779     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EN09176     Document Type: Article

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