Predatory Fauna in Cornfields and Response to Imidacloprid Seed Treatment

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1805-1813

  Albajes, Ramon ^a   López, Carmen ^a   Pons, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carabidae; Corn; Imidacloprid; Orius; Predator

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DERMAPTERA; HETEROPTERA; INSECTA; ORIUS; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; STAPHYLINIDAE; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0742288169     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/96.6.1805     Document Type: Article

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