Effect of agroecosystem diversity on natural enemies of maize stemborers in coastal Kenya

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 280-286

  Midega, C A O ^a,b   Ogol, C K P O ^b   Overholt, W A ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem diversity; Kenya; Maize stemborers; Natural enemies; Natural enemies hypothesis; Parasitoids; Predators

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; CHILO ORICHALCOCILIELLUS; CHILO PARTELLUS; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; COTESIA FLAVIPES; COTESIA SESAMIAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DERMAPTERA; FORMICIDAE; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; GONIOZUS; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; PEDIOBIUS FURVUS; SESAMIA CALAMISTIS; TELENOMUS; THOMISIDAE; TRICHOGRAMMA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 29244476204     PISSN: 17427584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IJT200441     Document Type: Article

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