Role of aphid predator guild in controlling spirea aphid populations on apple in West Virginia, USA

Biological Control

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 189-198

  Brown, M W ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN FRUIT RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphidoletes aphidimyza; Aphis spiraecola; Biological control; Harmonia axyridis; Malus domestica; Predator impact

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCORIDAE; APHIDIDAE; APHIDOLETES; APHIDOLETES APHIDIMYZA; APHIS; APHIS SPIRAECOLA; ARANEAE; CECIDOMYIIDAE; CHRYSOPIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS; HEMIPTERA; MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; NEUROPTERA; ORIUS; ORIUS INSIDIOSUS; SPIRAEA;

EID: 0348195941     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(03)00153-1     Document Type: Article

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