Estimation of slug activity and slug abundance

Zeitschrift fur Pflanzenkrankheiten und Pflanzenschutz

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 314-321

  Voss, M C ^a   Hoppe, H H ^a   Ulber, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arion distinctus; Deroceras agreste; Deroceras reticulatum; Slug abundance; Slug activity; Slug mat; Slugs

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; ACTIVITY PATTERN; BAIT TRAP; SLUG;

EID: 0031926943     PISSN: 03408159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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