Techniques for environmental monitoring of predatory fauna on branches of Bramley apple trees in Northern Ireland

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Cuthbertson, A G S ^a   Murchie, A K ^b  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anystis baccarum; Biodiversity; Bramley's Seedling apple; Forficula auricularia; Pest management; Predatory fauna; Trapping

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FORESTRY; ORCHARDS; PEST CONTROL;

ABUNDANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FAUNA; MITE; ORCHARD; PEST CONTROL; PREDATOR; TRAPPING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

ACARI; ANYSTIS BACCARUM; FORFICULA AURICULARIA; FORFICULIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 30544451802     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325851     Document Type: Article

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