Using viable eggs to accurately determine the demographic and predation potential of Harmonia dimidiata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 139, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 579-591

  Mou, D F ^a   Lee, C C ^a   Smith, C L ^b   Chi, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Egg hatch rate; Population projection; Predation rate; Two sex life table

Indexed keywords

APHID; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DATA SET; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; EGG PRODUCTION; GENERATION TIME; LIFE TABLE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS GOSSYPII; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HARMONIA (BEETLE);

EID: 84938989386     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jen.12202     Document Type: Article

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