Prey consumption by geocoris varius and G. proteus (Heteroptera: Geocoridae) provided with horticultural major pests in greenhouses

Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 217-225

  Oida, Hiroshi ^a,b   Kadono, Fujio ^a,c  

^a Chiba Prefectural Agriculture and Forestry Research Center 1762   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOSEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Big eyed bug; Geocoris proteus; Geocoris varius; Polyphagous predator; Predation

Indexed keywords

APHIS GOSSYPII; FRANKLINIELLA; FRANKLINIELLA OCCIDENTALIS; GEOCORIS; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HETEROPTERA; LYGAEIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 84857695203     PISSN: 00214914     EISSN: 13476068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/jjaez.2011.217     Document Type: Article

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