Disruption of weed biological control by an opportunistic mirid predator

Ecological Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 861-870

  Hunt Joshi, Tamaru R ^a,b   Root, Richard B ^a   Blossey, Bernd ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Establishment; Galerucella calmariensis; Generalist predation; Herbivory; Lythrum salicaria; Omnivore; Plagiognathus politis; Species cascade; Top down effects

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; OMNIVORY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TROPHIC CASCADE; WEED CONTROL;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

COLEOPTERA; GALERUCELLA CALMARIENSIS; LYSIMACHIA; LYTHRACEAE; LYTHRUM SALICARIA; MIRIDAE; PLAGIOGNATHUS;

EID: 20444391021     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-1336     Document Type: Article

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