Insect pests and their natural enemies on spring oilseed rape in Estonia: Impact of cropping systems

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-72

  Veromann, Eve ^a   Tarang, Tiiu ^a   Kevväi, Reelika ^a   Luik, Anne ^a   Williams, Ingrid ^b  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carabidae; Hymenoptera; Pollen beetles; Spring oilseed rape

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; MELIGETHES; MELIGETHES AENEUS; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 33744456229     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2137/145960606777245579     Document Type: Article

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