Aspects of prey relations in the coccidophagous ladybird Chilocorus nigritus relevant to its use as a biological control agent of scale insects in temperate glasshouses

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Ponsonby, D. and Copland, M. 2007. Aspects of prey relations in the coccidophagous ladybird Chilocorus nigritus relevant to its use as a biological control agent of scale insects in temperate glasshouses. BioControl. 52 (5), pp. 629-640. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-006-9066-9
AuthorsPonsonby, D. and Copland, M.
KeywordsCoccidae - Coccinellidae - Coleoptera - Diaspididae greenhouses - Homoptera - Plantscapes - Prey-switching
Year2007
JournalBioControl
Journal citation52 (5), pp. 629-640
PublisherSpringer
ISSN1386-6141
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-006-9066-9
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