A 5-year comparison of overwintering polyphagous predator densities within a beetle bank and two conventional hedgebanks

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-71

  Collins, K L ^a,d   Boatman, N D ^b,e   Wilcox, A ^a   Holland, J M ^c  

^a HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Allerton Res and Educational Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Northmoor Trust   (United Kingdom)

^e CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Araneae; Beetle banks; Carabidae; Conservation biological control; Habitat creation; Polyphagous predators; Staphylinidae

Indexed keywords

APHID; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CONSERVATION; HABITAT CREATION; PREDATOR;

APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEMIPTERA; HOMOPTERA; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 0041696857     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2003.tb00270.x     Document Type: Article

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