Thermal activity thresholds of the predatory mirid Nesidiocoris tenuis: Implications for its efficacy as a biological control agent

BioControl

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 493-501

  Hughes, Gwennan E ^a   Alford, Lucy ^a   Sterk, Guido ^b   Bale, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Biobest Belgium NV   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Chill coma; CTmax; CTmin; Heat coma; Nesidiocoris tenuis

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FREEZE TOLERANCE; HEATING; INSECT; MITE; PREDATOR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ACARI; ARANEAE; HEMIPTERA; MIRIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 77953870121     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-010-9267-0     Document Type: Article

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