Population densities of herbivorous lepidopterans in diverse cruciferous cropping habitats: Effects of mixed cropping and using a living mulch

BioControl

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 485-506

  Hooks, Cerruti R R ^a   Johnson, Marshall W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Artogeia rapae; Broccoli; Hellula undalis; Natural enemies; Plant diversitification; Spiders; Survival; Trichoplusia ni

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD METHOD; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT TYPE; HERBIVORE; MIXED FARMING; MONOCULTURE; MORTALITY RISK; MULCH; PEST SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARANEAE; ARTOGEIA RAPAE; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS; HELLULA UNDALIS; LEPIDOPTERA; MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS; TRICHOPLUSIA NI;

EID: 33748647436     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-006-9009-5     Document Type: Article

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