Temperature-dependent Development, Survival, and Oviposition of Laricobius osakensis (Coleoptera: Derodontidae): A Specialist Predator of Adelges tsugae (Hemiptera: Adelgidae)
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DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvac047
Abstract: Abstract A predator, Laricobius osakensis Montgomery and Shiyake (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), is being mass-produced and released for the biological control of the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), Adelges tsugae Annand (Hemiptera: Adelgidae). To better understand and… read more here.
Keywords: osakensis; laricobius osakensis; adelges tsugae; development ... See more keywords
Estivation and Postestivation Development of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges tsugae) (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) at Different Temperatures
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DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvac089
Abstract: Abstract Hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) is the most important pest of hemlocks in the eastern United States, where it completes three generations a year. We investigated the impact of temperature (8, 12, 16, and… read more here.
Keywords: adelges tsugae; hemlock woolly; adelgid adelges; development ... See more keywords