Spatial Scales in Ecological Pest Management (EPM): Importance of Regional Crop Rotations

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 15, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 162-170

  Helenius, Juha ^a,b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CABBAGE ROOT FLY; CROP ROTATION; ECOLOGICAL PEST MANAGEMENT; RAPE POLLEN BEETLE; SCALE;

ANTHOMYIIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DELIA RADICUM; DIPTERA; MELIGETHES AENEUS; NITIDULIDAE;

EID: 0031400886     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.1997.9755190     Document Type: Article

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