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Utilization of Quercetin as an Oviposition Stimulant by Lab-Cultured Coleomegilla maculata in the Presence of Conspecifics and a Tissue Substrate

Background: The discovery of natural products to improve the reproductive performance of mass-reared predators is an important aim for successful augmentative biological control. We tested the hypothesis that quercetin (a bioflavonoid) stimulates oviposition by the ladybird beetle Coleomegilla macul...

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Autores principales: Riddick, Eric W., Wu, Zhixin, Eller, Fred J., Berhow, Mark A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6163289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29966274
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects9030077