Insect-plant food webs could provide new clues for pest management

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 539-544

  Valladares, Graciela R ^a   Salvo, Adriana ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Agromyzidae; Biological control; Food webs; Leaf miners; Parasitoids; Pest management

Indexed keywords

FOOD WEB; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITOID; PEST CONTROL;

AGROMYZIDAE; ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0032884059     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/28.4.539     Document Type: Article

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