Effect of IPM practices and conventional spraying on spider population dynamics in an apple orchard

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-166

  Pekár, Stanislav ^a  

^a CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; Araneae; Diversity; Integrated pest management; Orchards; Population dynamics; Spiders

Indexed keywords

INSECT; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; ORCHARD; PEST CONTROL;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

PHILODROMUS CESPITUM;

EID: 0032965788     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(99)00024-9     Document Type: Article

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