Slug damage and numbers of the slug pests, Arion lusitanicus and Deroceras reticulatum, in oilseed rape grown beside sown wildflower strips

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-78

  Frank, Thomas ^a  

^a Zoologischen Institut der Universitat Bern   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arion lusitanicus; Damage; Deroceras reticulatum; Rape; Slugs; Wildflower strip

Indexed keywords

OILSEED; PEST CONTROL; PEST DAMAGE; SLUG; WILDFLOWER STRIP;

ARION IUSITANICUS; ARION LUSITANICUS; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICACEAE; DEROCERAS RETICULATUM; GASTROPODA;

EID: 0031912434     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(97)00108-4     Document Type: Article

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