Estimating aphidophagous coccinellid populations in alfalfa

Biological Control

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-51

  Elliott, N C ^a   Michels Jr , G J ^a,b  

^a USDA ARS   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alfalfa IPM.; Coccinellidae; Coleoptera; Insecta; sampling; sweepnet

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOMEGILLA MACULATA; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0031019737     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1996.0493     Document Type: Article

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