A novel method for assessing the effect of photoperiod and temperature on reproductive biology of the predatorsHippodamia variegata(Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) andMicromus tasmaniae(Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae)

Autor: Geoffrey Gurr, L. J. Spohr, Leigh J. Pilkington, Kristian Le Mottee
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Biocontrol Science and Technology. 25:1506-1509
ISSN: 1360-0478
0958-3157
Popis: A novel experimental approach for the simultaneous investigation of the effects of photoperiod and temperature showed evidence of diapause in Hippodamia variegata Goeze but not in Micromus tasmaniae Walker. Results are discussed in relation to their potential as greenhouse biocontrol agents.
Databáze: OpenAIRE