Influence of density on intraguild predation of aquatic Hemiptera (Heteroptera): implications in biological control of mosquito

The water bugs <em>Diplonychus rusticus</em> (Fabricius) (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae) and <em>Anisops bouvieri</em> (Kirkaldy) (Heteroptera: Notonectidae) co-occur in wetlands sharing mosquito larvae as prey. As a consequence, an asymmetrical intraguild predation (IGP) invol...

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Main Authors: S. Brahma, G. Aditya, D. Sharma, N. Saha, M. Kundu, G. K. Saha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014-04-01
Series:Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jear/article/view/1977