Epigeal aphidophagous predators and the role of alfalfa as a reservoir of aphid predators for arable crops

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 519-525

  Pons, Xavier ^a   Núñez, Eva ^b   Lumbierres, Belén ^a   Albajes, Ramon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y TECNOLOGÍA AGROALIMENTARIA DE ARAGÓN CITA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Anthocoridae; Aphid predators; Araneae; Carabidae; Coccinellidae; Nabidae; Staphylinidae

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALFALFA; PREDATOR; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ANTHOCORIDAE; APHIDIDAE; ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; CARABIDAE; CHRYSOPIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DERMAPTERA; DIPTERA; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MIRIDAE; NABIDAE; NABIS; NEUROPTERA; ORIUS; STAPHYLINIDAE; SYRPHIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 24044545282     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2005.074     Document Type: Article

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