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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Main Authors: Raki A., Verheggen FJ., Haubruge E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 2009-01-01
Series:Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement
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Online Access:http://www.pressesagro.be/base/text/v13n3/467.pdf

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