Effect of habitat complexity on biological control by the red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in collards

Biological Control

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 348-358

  Harvey, Chad T ^a,b   Eubanks, Micky D ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Brassica oleracea; Habitat complexity; Leaf beetles; Plutella xylostella; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 1642539051     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2003.08.006     Document Type: Article

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