Laboratory Studies on the Food of Some Coccinellids (Coleoptera) Found in Ontario Peach Orchards1

Wm. L. Putman

doi:10.4039/Ent89572-12

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Food habits and occurrence of the commoner species of coccinellids in peach orchards of the Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, are being investigated in connection with a study of the effects of pesticides on biological control agencies. Results of a study of Stethorus punctillum Weise have already been published (Putman, 1955). The present account deals with laboratory tests of feeding, mostly during June and July from 1952 to 1955, with prey of special economic importance in peach orchards.

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