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Filtering by: Advisor Woldstad, Jeffrey C. Committee Member Anderson, Norm H. Resource Type Masters Thesis

Temperature-dependent development and field observations of some western Oregon coccinellids (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Creator:

La Mana, Michael Louis

Abstract:

The recent colonization of Oregon by an exotic, intentionally introduced coccinellid, Harmonia axyridis, was the basis for lab and field research into lady beetle developmental biology and community composition. Harmonia axyridis was the dominant coccinellid in an arboreal habitat, and comprised over 70% of all lady beetles, and 82% of...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis