Estimating Populations of Aphidophagous Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) in Winter Wheat

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 4-11

  Michels Jr , G J ^a   Elliott, N C ^b   Romero, R L ^c   French, W B ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA ARS   (United States)

^c DECAM Building 302   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphidophagous; Coccinellidae; Sampling; Wheat

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0002623889     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/26.1.4     Document Type: Article

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