Prey preferences of six species of Carabidae (Coleoptera) and one Lycosidae (Araneae) commonly found in UK arable crop fields

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 193-200

  Kielty, J P ^a   Allen Williams, L J ^a   Underwood, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DIET; PREDATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

APHID; BEETLE; FOOD PREFERENCE; PEST CONTROL; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; SPIDER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; BREVICORYNE BRASSICAE; CARABIDAE; CARABUS VIOLACEUS; COLEOPTERA; COLLEMBOLA; HARPALUS RUFIPES; HOMOPTERA; LYCOSIDAE; METOPOLOPHIUM DIRHODUM; NEBRIA BREVICOLLIS; PTEROSTICHUS CUPREUS; PTEROSTICHUS MADIDUS; PTEROSTICHUS MELANARIUS; RHOPALOSIPHUM PADI; SITOBION AVENAE; TROCHOSA RURICOLA;

EID: 0032970080     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0418.1999.00355.x     Document Type: Article

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