Organic mulches vs. black plastic in organic strawberry: Does it make a difference for ground beetles (Col., Carabidae)?

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 130, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 495-503

  Tuovinen, T ^a,b   Kikas, A ^c   Tolonen, T ^b   Kivijarvi P ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b PLANT PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^c ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Activity density; Barley straw mulch; Buckwheat husk mulch; Carabid diversity; Cut grass mulch; Woodchip mulch

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MULCH; PEST SPECIES; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; PLASTIC; POPULATION DENSITY;

BEMBIDION LAMPROS; BEMBIDION PROPERANS; CARABIDAE; CARABUS NEMORALIS; CLIVINA FOSSOR; COLEOPTERA; DYSCHIRIUS; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; HARPALUS RUFIPES; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LORICERA PILICORNIS; PATROBUS ATRORUFUS; PTEROSTICHUS; PTEROSTICHUS MELANARIUS; PTEROSTICHUS NIGER; PTEROSTICHUS STRENUUS; TRECHUS;

EID: 33751004384     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2006.01108.x     Document Type: Article

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