Biological aspects of Harmonia axyridis in comparison with Cycloneda sanguinea and Hippodamia convergens

The objective of this work was to evaluate the development, survival, reproductive capacity, and longevity of the Asian ladybug Harmonia axyridis in comparison with Cycloneda sanguinea and Hippodamia convergens. Coccinellid larvae and adults were fed daily with Schizaphis graminum. Ten couples of ea...

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Main Authors: Laís da Conceição dos Santos, Terezinha Monteiro dos Santos-Cividanes, Francisco Jorge Cividanes, Sidnéia Terezinha Soares de Matos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Embrapa Informação Tecnológica 2013-11-01
Series:Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2013001100001&lng=en&tlng=en