Can field-scale habitat diversification enhance the biocontrol potential of spiders?

Pest Management Science

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 437-442

  Samu, Ferenc ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Araneae; Biological control; Generalist predator; Habitat management; Strip management

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; BIOCONTROL AGENT; GENERALIST; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; PREDATOR; SPIDER;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CROP MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; HABITAT QUALITY; INSECT SOCIETY; PLANT PEST INTERACTION; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PREDATOR; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES HABITAT; SPIDER;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; INSECT CONTROL; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SPIDERS;

ARANEAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0037383114     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.635     Document Type: Article

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