Abundance and developmental stability of Pterostichus melanarius (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in organic and integrated pest management orchards of Québec, Canada

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 123-132

  Labrie, Geneviève ^a,b   Prince, Cinthia ^a   Bergeron, Jean Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluctuating asymmetry; IPM orchards; Organic orchards; Population density; Pterostichus melanarius

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; ORGANIC FARMING; POPULATION DENSITY;

CANADA; QUEBEC;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; PTEROSTICHUS; PTEROSTICHUS MELANARIUS;

EID: 0037305983     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-32.1.123     Document Type: Article

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