Slug preferences for winter wheat cultivars and common agricultural weeds

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 866-872

  Cook, R T ^a   Bailey, S E R ^a   Mccrohan, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deroceras reticulatum; food preferences; integrated pest management

Indexed keywords

FOOD PREFERENCE; SLUG; WEED; WHEAT;

DEROCERAS RETICULATUM; GASTROPODA; POACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030304911     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404957     Document Type: Article

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