Indirect interactions in biological control of insects: pests and natural enemies in alfalfa

Ecological Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 920-930

  Evans, Edward W ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa weevil; Aphid honeydew; Biological control; Coccinellidae; Field experiments; Indirect interactions; Lady beetles; Natural enemies; Parasitoid; Pea aphid; Utah, USA

Indexed keywords

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; BATHYPLECTES; BATHYPLECTES CURCULIONIS; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYPERA POSTICA; INSECTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PISUM SATIVUM; VESPIDAE; CURCULIONIDAE; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE;

ALFALFA WEEVIL; BIOCONTROL AGENT; HONEYDEW; NATURAL ENEMY; PARASITISM; PEA APHID; SPECIES INTERACTION;

USA, UTAH;

EID: 0030417332     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2269495     Document Type: Article

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