Comparing methods to evaluate the effects of Bt maize and insecticide on spider assemblages

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 359-370

  Meissle, Michael ^a,b   Lang, Andreas ^a,c  

^a Institute of Plant Protection   (Germany)

^b AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Araneae; Bacillus thuringiensis; General surveillance; Non target arthropods; Pyrethroid; Risk assessment; Sampling techniques; Transgenic crop

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; NONTARGET ORGANISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPIDER; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BAVARIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; WORLD;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARTHROPODA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; LINYPHIIDAE; TETRAGNATHIDAE; THERIDIIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 17844364473     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2004.12.007     Document Type: Article

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