The development of baiting techniques to detect wireworms (Agriotes spp., Coleoptera: Elateridae) in the field, and the relationship between bait-trap catches and wireworm damage to potato

Crop Protection

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 521-527

  Parker, William E ^a  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriotes; damage; food baits; potato; wireworms

Indexed keywords

AGRIOTES; COLEOPTERA; ELATERIDAE; SOLANACEAE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

BAITING TECHNIQUE; PEST ASSESSMENT; PEST DAMAGE; POTATO; WIREWORM;

UK;

EID: 0030222719     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0261-2194(96)00020-8     Document Type: Article

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