Interactions between specialist and generalist natural enemies: Parasitoids, predators, and pea aphid biocontrol

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-107

  Snyder, William E ^a,b   Ives, Anthony R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyrthosiphon pisum; Additive effect; Aphidius ervi; Biocontrol; Coccinellid beetle; Entomopathogen; Fungus spp.; Generalist predator guild; Intraguild predation; Nabid bug; Parasitoid wasp; Specialist natural enemy; Spider

Indexed keywords

APHID; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; GENERALIST; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; INTRAGUILD INTERACTION; NATURAL ENEMY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPECIALIST; SYNERGISM;

ACYRTHOSIPHON; ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; ANTHOCORIDAE; APHIDIDAE; APHIDIUS; APHIDIUS ERVI; ARANEAE; BRACONIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FUNGI; HEMIPTERA; HETEROPTERA; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; NABIDAE; NABIS; ORIUS; PISUM; PISUM SATIVUM; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0042202690     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2003)084[0091:IBSAGN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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