Comparative analysis of the demographic parameters of seven spotted ladybird beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) reared on various host aphid species

Background The demographic parameters of the predacious seven spotted ladybird beetle Coccinella septempunctata Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) reared on the following four host aphid species were compared: Rhopalosiphum padi Linnaeus (Hemiptera: Aphididae), Rhopalosiphum maidis Fitch (Hemipter...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Farooq, Xun Zhu, Muhammad Shakeel, Ayesha Iftikhar, Muhammad Rafiq Shahid, Nadia Saeed, Muhammad Shahid Arain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-01-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/8313.pdf