Effects of augmentative releases of eggs and larvae of the ladybird beetle, Adalia bipunctata, on the abundance of the rosy apple aphid, Dysaphis plantaginea, in organic apple orchards

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-173

  Wyss, Eric ^a   Villiger, Mathias ^a,b   Hemptinne, Jean Louis ^c   Müller Schärer, Heinz ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adalia bipunctata; Apple orchard; Augmentative release; Biocontrol; Dysaphis plantaginea; Field trials

Indexed keywords

APPLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; ORCHARD; ORGANIC FARMING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PEST CONTROL; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

SWITZERLAND;

ADALIA BIPUNCTATA; APHIDIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DYSAPHIS PLANTAGINEA; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HOMOPTERA; INSECTA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0032941703     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.1999.00435.x     Document Type: Article

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