Teretrius nigrescens against larger grain borer Prostephanus truncatus in African maize stores: Biological control at work?

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 307-319

  Holst, Niels ^a   Meikle, William G ^b,c  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated pest management; Population dynamics; Predator; Prey; Sitophilus zeamais

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MAIZE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; STORAGE;

BENIN;

BOSTRICHIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HEXAPODA; HISTERIDAE; INSECTA; PROSTEPHANUS TRUNCATUS; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; TERETRIUS; TERETRIUS NIGRESCENS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038138073     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2003.00805.x     Document Type: Article

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