Biodiversity vs. biocontrol: Positive and negative effects of alternative prey on control of slugs by carabid beetles

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 637-645

  Symondson, W O C ^a   Cesarini, S ^a   Dodd, P W ^a   Harper, G L ^a,f   Bruford, M W ^a   Glen, D M ^b,d,e   Wiltshire, C W ^c   Harwood, J D ^a,g  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Arion Ecology   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Styloma Research and Consulting   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carabidae; Deroceras reticulatum; Diet; Generalist predators; Predator fitness; Pterostichus melanarius; Slugs

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEETLE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOMASS; DIETARY SHIFT; FITNESS; GENERALIST; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY PREFERENCE; SLUG; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CALLIPHORA VOMITORIA; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DEROCERAS RETICULATUM; DIPTERA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; PTEROSTICHUS MELANARIUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; GASTROPOD; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; GASTROPODA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33847769622     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/BER2006467     Document Type: Article

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