Evidence for utilization of Diptera in the diet of field-collected coccinellid larvae from an antibody-based detection system

Biological Control

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 248-254

  Moser, Susan E ^a   Kajita, Yukie ^a   Harwood, James D ^a   Obrycki, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative prey; ELISA; Gut content analysis; Intraguild predation; Predatory lady beetles

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; ARTHROPODA; CICADELLIDAE; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOMEGILLA MACULATA; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 79960372392     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2011.05.014     Document Type: Article

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