Comparative feeding and foraging behaviour of the biocontrol agents Chilocorus spp. (Coccinellidae)

This study focuses on the effective biocontrol agent Chilocorus nigritus (Fabricius). Its behaviour and ecology were compared with other Chilocorus spp. where appropriate, to elucidate why this species is such an effective biocontrol agent, and how to improve methodology for its deployment as a natu...

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Main Author: Hattingh, Vaughan.
Other Authors: Samways, Michael J.
Language:en_ZA
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10413/10958