D-vac sampling for predatory arthropods in winter wheat

Biological Control

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 325-330

  Elliott, N C ^a   Tao, F L ^b   Fuentes Granados, R ^b   Giles, K L ^b   Elliott, D T ^b   Greenstone, M H ^c   Shufran, K A ^a   Royer, T A ^b  

^a USDA ARS   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Insect Biocontrol Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphididae; Araneae; Carabidae; Chrysopidae; Coccinella septempunctata; Coccinellidae; Hippodamia convergens; Nabidae; Population density; Suction sampling; Triticum aestivum

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; CHRYSOPIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; NABIDAE; STAPHYLINIDAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33746851565     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.04.017     Document Type: Article

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