Laboratory food choice trials to explore the potential of common weeds to reduce slug feeding on oilseed rape

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-29

  Frank, T ^a   Friedli, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANOLA; FOOD SELECTION; LABORATORY METHOD; PEST CONTROL; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; WEED;

ARION LUSITANICUS; BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; CAPSELLA BURSA PASTORIS; CAPSELLA BURSA-PASTORIS; DEROCERAS RETICULATUM; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; VERONICA; VERONICA PERSICA;

EID: 0032694772     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.1999.9754821     Document Type: Article

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