Sugar feeding by coccinellids under field conditions: The effects of sugar sprays in soybean

BioControl

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 305-314

  Seagraves, Michael P ^a,b   Kajita, Yukie ^c   Weber, Donald C ^d   Obrycki, John J ^c   Lundgren, Jonathan G ^a  

^a NORTH CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Driscoll Strawberry Associates   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrone; Aphis glycines; Conservation biological control; Food spray; Non prey foods; Omnivory

Indexed keywords

APHID; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FEEDING; GROWING SEASON; OMNIVORY; SOYBEAN; SUGAR;

KENTUCKY; MARYLAND; SOUTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS GLYCINES; COCCINELLA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOMEGILLA MACULATA; GLYCINE MAX; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS; HEMIPTERA; HIPPODAMIA CONVERGENS;

EID: 79957588554     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-010-9337-3     Document Type: Article

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