The potential of three native insect predators to control the rosy apple aphid, Dysaphis plantaginea

BioControl

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-182

  Wyss, E ^a   Villiger, M ^b   Muller Scharer H ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adalia bipunctata; Aphidoletes aphidimyza; Apple seedling; Augmentative release; Biocontrol; Episyrphus balteatus; Field cage trials; Laboratory trials

Indexed keywords

ADALIA BIPUNCTATA; APHIDIDAE; APHIDOLETES APHIDIMYZA; DYSAPHIS PLANTAGINEA; EPISYRPHUS; EPISYRPHUS BALTEATUS; INSECTA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0008028955     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009934214927     Document Type: Article

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