Use of Phacelia tanacetifolia strips to enhance biological control of aphids by hoverfly larvae in cereal fields

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 832-840

  Hickman, Janice M ^a   Wratten, Stephen D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

field margins; habitat manipulation; natural enemies; Phacelia tanacetifolia; Syrphidae

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; DIPTERA; HYDROPHYLLACEAE; PHACELIA TANACETIFOLIA; SYRPHIDAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030485036     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/89.4.832     Document Type: Article

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