Effects of cowpea cropping systems and insecticides on arthropod predators in Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo

Crop Protection

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 114-126

  Munyuli, M B T ^a   Luther, G C ^b   Kyamanywa, S ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biological control conservation and enhancement; Cowpea pests; Cowpea yield; Cropping systems; D R Congo; Habitat manipulation; Insecticides; Predators; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP YIELD; FIELD SURVEY; INSECTICIDE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LEGUME; MONOCULTURE; NATURAL ENEMY; PEST SPECIES; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PREDATOR; SORGHUM; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN PROVINCE [UGANDA]; KUMI; MULUNGU; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUD-KIVU; UGANDA;

ACARI; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ANTHOCORIDAE; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DERMAPTERA; LYGAEIDAE; MANTIDAE; MANTODEA; STAPHYLINIDAE; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 33845464375     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2006.04.010     Document Type: Article

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