Open AccessForaging Behavior of an Aphidophagous Hoverfly, Sphaerophoria macrogaster (Thomson) on Insectary Plants
Author(s) -
Chandrima Emtia,
Kazuro Ohno
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pakistan journal of biological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1812-5735
pISSN - 1028-8880
DOI - 10.3923/pjbs.2018.323.330
Subject(s) - foraging , coriandrum , biology , sativum , salvia , horticulture , botany , biological pest control , crop , ecology
Flower resources are prerequisites for survival and reproduction of aphidophagous hoverflies adults. It is, therefore, necessary to evaluate their foraging behavior with regards to different flowering species in order to utilize hoverflies to enhance conservation biological control (CBC) of aphids.
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