Larval feeding behaviour of Tetanocera elata (Diptera: Sciomyzidae): potential biocontrol agent of pestiferous slugs

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1077-1082

  Hynes, T M ^a   Giordani, I ^a   Larkin, M ^a   Mc Donnell, R J ^b   Gormally, M J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

prey finding strategies; slug predator; trail following

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECT; LARVA; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; PREDATOR; PREY CAPTURE; SLUG;

EID: 84902786543     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2014.912259     Document Type: Article

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