Allwin, L., Ravi, M., Radhakrishnan, V., Paramasivan, M., Senthil Kumar, N., Manivannan, M.I., Manikandan, K., Harisudan, C., Rajinimala, N., & Kennedy, R. 2025 Searching efficiency and functional response of Australian lady bird beetle (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri) on guava mealybug (Planococcus citri), a prey-predator interaction in a horticultural ecosystem of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research http://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/2301_14531461

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Notes: Under laboratory conditions the searching efficiency and functional response of Australian lady bird beetle, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri were evaluated on guava mealybug, Planoccus citri.

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