Searching and oviposition behavior of aphidophagous hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae): a review
Aphidophagous hoverflies forage according two different host-finding mechanisms: they forage for suitable food sources (for their energy-expensive hovering flight, and for protein to mature their reproductive system), and for suitable oviposition sites. Syrphids are highly mobile, enabling them to l...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pressesagro.be/base/text/v13n3/467.pdf |