Potential sources of sciarid and phorid infestations and implications for centralised phases I and II mushroom compost production

Crop Protection

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 455-464

  Jess, Stephen ^a,b   Murchie, Archie K ^a,b   Bingham, John F W ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOST; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVATION; FLY; HABITAT SELECTION; HIBERNATION; MUSHROOM; PEST SPECIES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; INSECTA; LYCORIELLA INGENUA; MEGASELIA HALTERATA; PHORIDAE; SCIARIDAE;

EID: 33846358735     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2006.04.015     Document Type: Article

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