Predator interference and the establishment of generalist predator populations for biocontrol

Biological Control

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 283-292

  Snyder, William E ^a   Wise, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cannibalism; Carabid beetle; Carabidae; Generalist predator; Intraguild predation; Lycosidae; Predator predator interference; Vegetable; Wolf spider

Indexed keywords

AUBERGINE; BEAN; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CABBAGE; CUCUMBER; PLANT PEST; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; SQUASH;

ARANEAE; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CANIS; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; LYCOSIDAE; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 0032781976     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1999.0723     Document Type: Article

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