Long-term cold response in overwintering adults of ladybird Hippodamia variegata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Hippodamia variegata is an efficient and most abundant predatory coccinellids in many countries. Understanding the ability of long-term low temperature survival in beneficial insects can be used to make better predictions about subsequent abundance and hence the biological control potential in the n...

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Main Authors: Nayereh Hamedi, Saeid Moharramipour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Tarbiat Modares 2013-06-01
Series:Journal of Crop Protection
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Online Access:http://jcp.modares.ac.ir/article-3-1841-en.html