The effects of crop microclimate and associated physiological constraints on the seasonal and diurnal distribution patterns of raspberry beetle (Byturus tomentosus) on the host plant Rubus idaeus

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-97

  Willmer, P G ^a   Hughes, J P ^a   Woodford, J A T ^b   Gordon, S C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Byturus; Diurnal distribution; Microclimate; Physiological constraints; Raspberry; Seasonality; Temperature; Water balance

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT ACTIVITY; MICROCLIMATE; PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSTRAINT; RASPBERRY; RASPBERRY BEETLE;

BYTURUS TOMENTOSUS; COLEOPTERA; RUBUS IDAEUS;

EID: 0029666898     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1996.tb00270.x     Document Type: Article

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