@article {9996,
	title = {Functional responses of immature stages of <i>Propylea quatuordecimpunctata </i>(Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) to <i>Aphis fabae </i>(Hemiptera: Aphididae)},
	journal = {European Journal of EntomologyEuropean Journal of EntomologyEuropean Journal of Entomology},
	volume = {108},
	number = {3},
	year = {2011},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 781SRTimes Cited: 0Cited Reference Count: 37},
	month = {Jul},
	pages = {391-395},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Functional responses of immature stages of Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (L.) to varying densities of Aphis fabae Scopoli reared on Vicia faba L. were evaluated under laboratory conditions. All larval stages of the predator were starved for 12 h prior to being placed individually for 24 h in plastic containers with different densities of its prey, A. fabae, on potted V. faba plants. Logistic regression analysis of the proportion of aphids consumed as a function of initial density indicated that all larval instars of P. quatuordecimpunctata exhibited a type II functional response when searching for A. fabae on V. faba plants. Attack rates (0.059, 0.057, 0.065 and 0.064) and handling times (6.18, 2.37, 1.06 and 0.44) for first to fourth instar larvae, respectively, were estimated using Holling{\textquoteright}s disc equation.},
	keywords = {aphid, Aphidiinae, Aphis, braconidae, Coccinellidae, density, fabae, functional response in larvae, Greece, HOMOPTERA-APHIDIDAE, models, PARASITOIDS HYMENOPTERA, PREDATOR, predator-prey interaction, PREDATOR-PREY SYSTEMS, Propylea quatuordecimpunctata, Seasonal abundance, SEPTEMPUNCTATA},
	isbn = {1210-5759},
	author = {Papanikolaou, N. E. and Martinou, A. F. and Kontodimas, D. C. and Matsinos, Y. G. and Milonas, P. G.}
}
