Consumption of Cinara spp. (Hemiptera, Aphididae) by Cycloneda sanguinea (Linnaeus, 1763) and Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville, 1842 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae)

Consumption of Cinara spp. (Hemiptera, Aphididae) by Cycloneda sanguinea (Linnaeus, 1763) and Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville, 1842 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae)

Adults and larvae of coccinellids were observed feeding on populations of the giant conifer aphids Cinara spp. on Pinus spp., in Southern Brazil. The objective of this research is to evaluate the consumption capacity of Cycloneda sanguinea (Linnaeus, 1763) and Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville,...

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Main Authors: Josiane Teresinha Cardoso, Sonia Maria Noemberg Lázzari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2003-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
Subjects:
control
giant conifer aphids
Pinaceae
prey-predator relationship
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262003000400004

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