Title
Coleomegilla maculata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): its predation upon the Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and its incidence in potatoes and surrounding crops
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-1990
Abstract
The polyphagous Coleomegilla maculata fed on eggs and small larvae of Leptinotarsa decemlineata. Prey consumption rates were highly correlated with temperature. This predator did not prefer aphids over potato beetle larvae in choice tests, but consumption of larvae decreased as aphid densities increased. -from Authors
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Journal of Economic Entomology
Volume
83
Issue
4
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Groden, E., F. A. Drummond, R. A. Casagrande, and D. L. Haynes. "Coleomegilla maculata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): its predation upon the Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and its incidence in potatoes and surrounding crops." Journal of Economic Entomology 83, 4 (1990). doi: 10.1093/jee/83.4.1306.