Winter ecology of the cabbage aphid Brevicoryne brassicae (L.) (Homo., Aphididae) and its parasitoid Diaeretiella rapae (McIntosh) (Hym., Braconidae: Aphidiidae)

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 129, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 563-566

  Geiger, F ^a   Bianchi, F J J A ^a   Wackers F L ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agroecosystems; Conservation biological control; Flowers; Habitat diversification; Landscape composition; Parasitism

Indexed keywords

APHID; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FLOWER; NATURAL ENEMY; PARASITOID;

APHIDIDAE; APHIDIINAE; BRACONIDAE; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. GEMMIFERA; BREVICORYNE BRASSICAE; DIAERETIELLA RAPAE;

EID: 28144437105     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2005.01002.x     Document Type: Article

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