Relative impact of spider predation and cover crop on population dynamics of Erythroneura variabilis in a raisin grape vineyard

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 177-191

  Hanna, Rachid ^a,b,c   Zalom, Frank G ^a   Roltsch, William J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b c/o L W Lambourn and Co ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

^d Biological Control Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Anagrus; Araneae; Biological control; Cheiracanthium inclusum; Cicadellidae; Cover crop; Hololena nedra; Homoptera; Theridion dilutum; Theridion melanurum; Trachelas pacificus; Vegetation diversity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COVER CROP; CROP PEST; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SPIDER;

ANAGRUS; ARANEAE; CHEIRACANTHIUM; CICADELLIDAE; ERYTHRONEURA; ERYTHRONEURA VARIABILIS; HEMIPTERA; HOLOLENA; INSECTA; NEDRA; THERIDION; VITIS SP.;

EID: 2342480424     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.2003.00051.x     Document Type: Article

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