Why eat extrafloral nectar? Understanding food selection by Coleomegilla maculata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

BioControl

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 359-367

  Choate, Beth A ^a,b   Lundgren, Jonathan G ^b  

^a ALLEGHENY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NORTH CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coccinellidae; Coleoptera; Extrafloral nectar; Lady beetle; Omnivore; Sugar feeding

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; NECTAR; OLFACTORY CUE; OMNIVORY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

APHIDIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOMEGILLA MACULATA; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 84878200481     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-012-9501-z     Document Type: Article

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