Influence of ground cover on beneficial arthropods in pecan

Biological Control

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 164-176

  Smith, Michael W ^a   Arnold, Don C ^a   Eikenbary, Raymond D ^a   Rice, Natasha R ^a   Shiferaw, Asrat ^a   Cheary, Becky S ^a   Carroll, Becky L ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biological control; Carya illinoinensis; cover crop; Fabaceae; insect; Insecta; legume; pecan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030130419     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1996.0021     Document Type: Article

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