Assessing performance and compatibility of three Laricobius species as predators of hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae

Predation, egg production and survivorship of Laricobius nigrinus Fender, L. rubidus, LeConte, and L. osakensis Montgomery and Shiyaki (proposed), predators of hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae, Annand, were investigated in the laboratory and in the field. In individual assays, L. rubidus ovip...

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Main Author: Story, Heather Marie
Other Authors: Entomology
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42362
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04292010-151532/