Bionomics of the apefly, Spalgis epius (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), predatory on the papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), in Thailand

Bionomics of the apefly, Spalgis epius (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), predatory on the papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), in Thailand

We investigated the life history, growth ratio and feeding potential of the hemipterophagous butterfly or the apefly,Spalgis epius (Westwood) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Miletinae), a promising augmentative biological control agent of thepapaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus Williams & Granara de...

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Main Authors: Intawat Burikam, Samaporn Saengyot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Prince of Songkla University 2012-02-01
Series:Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST)
Subjects:
apefly
entomophagous butterfly
papaya mealybug
invasive alien species
Online Access:http://rdo.psu.ac.th/sjstweb/journal/34-1/0125-3395-34-1-1-7.pdf

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http://rdo.psu.ac.th/sjstweb/journal/34-1/0125-3395-34-1-1-7.pdf

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