Influence of commercially available wildflower mixes on beneficial arthropod abundance and predation in turfgrass

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 564-572

  Braman, S K ^a   Pendley, A F ^a   Corley, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation biological control; Ornamentals; Parasitoids; Predators; Turfgrass; Wildflowers

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FLOWER; GRASS; PARASITOID; PEST CONTROL; PEST RESISTANCE;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; COLEOPTERA; CYNODON; FORMICIDAE; GEOCORIS; GEOCORIS ULIGINOSUS; JAPONICA; LEPIDOPTERA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; POACEAE; POPILLIA JAPONICA; SPODOPTERA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA;

EID: 0036627303     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-31.3.564     Document Type: Article

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