Identification of plant families associated with the predators Chrysoperla externa (Hagen) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) and Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Menéville (Coleoptera: Coccinelidae) using pollen grain as a natural marker Identificação de famílias de plantas associadas aos predadores Chrysoperla externa (Hagen) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) e Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Menéville (Coleoptera: Coccinelidae) usando o pólen como marcador natural

The predators Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Menéville (Coleoptera: Coccinelidae) and Chrysoperla externa (Hagen) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), are frequently observed on vegetable crops, especially on tomato plants, as well as on flowers of several plants around crop fields. It is well known that when p...

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Main Authors:	MA Medeiros, PA Ribeiro, HC Morais, M Castelo Branco, ER Sujii, ML. Salgado-Laboriau
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2010-05-01
Series:	Brazilian Journal of Biology
Subjects:	entomopalinologia controle biológico natural ecologia nutricional predador entomopalynology nutritional ecology natural biological control predator
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842010000200010