The spatial dynamics of pollen beetles in relation to inflorescence growth stage of oilseed rape: Implications for trap crop strategies

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-29

  Frearson, David J T ^a   Ferguson, Andrew W ^a   Campbell, James M ^a   Williams, Ingrid H ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Brassicaceae; Coleoptera; Meligethes aeneus; Nitidulidae; Spatial distribution; Spatial dynamics; Spatio temporal pattern

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CANOLA; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FLOWER; PEST CONTROL; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRAP CROP;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICACEAE; COLEOPTERA; MELIGETHES; MELIGETHES AENEUS; NITIDULIDAE; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 21244456452     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2005.00299.x     Document Type: Article

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