Estimates of the direct and indirect effects of red imported fire ants on biological control in field crops

Biological Control

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-43

  Eubanks, Micky D ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosternum hilare; Allograpta obliqua; Aphis gossypii; Chrysoperla rufilabris; Coccinella septempunctata; Coleomegilla maculata; Complex trophic interactions; Euschistus servus; Food web; Geocoris punctipes; Helicoverpa zea; Hemerobius spp; Intraguild predation; Invasive species; Micromus spp; Nezara viridula; Notoxus spp; Scymnus spp; Solenopsis invicta; Spissistilus festinus; Spodoptera spp; Stethorus spp

Indexed keywords

AGROECOSYSTEM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; COTTON; CROP PEST; HERBIVORY; INSECT CONTROL; NATURAL ENEMY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; SOYBEAN;

ACROSTERNUM HILARE; ALLOGRAPTA OBLIQUA; APHIS GOSSYPII; ARTHROPODA; CHRYSOPERLA RUFILABRIS; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; COLEOMEGILLA MACULATA; EUSCHISTUS SERVUS; FORMICIDAE; GEOCORIS PUNCTIPES; GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HEMEROBIUS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; MICROMUS; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; NEZARA VIRIDULA; NOTOXUS; SERVUS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; SPISSISTILUS FESTINUS; SPODOPTERA; STETHORUS; ZEA;

EID: 0034998295     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.2001.0923     Document Type: Article

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