Comparison of single versus multiple species of generalist predators for biological control

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 207-212

  Chang, Gary C ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphis fabae; Biological control; Chrysoperla plorabunda; Coccinetta septempunctata; Generalist predators; Multispecies interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030498844     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/25.1.207     Document Type: Article

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