Comparison of sticky cards, visual and sweep sampling of coccinellid populations in Alfalfa

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 535-539

  Stephens, E J ^a   Losey, J E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Coccinellidae; Sweep net sampling; Visual sampling; Yellow sticky cards

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SAMPLING;

COCCINELLA; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOMEGILLA MACULATA; COLEOPTERA; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 10644232356     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-33.3.535     Document Type: Article

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