Impact of mirid (Creontiades spp.) (Hemiptera: Miridae) pest management on Helicoverpa spp. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) outbreaks: The case for conserving natural enemies

Pest Management Science

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 447-452

  Knight, Kristen M M ^a,b   Brier, Hugh B ^a   Lucy, Michael J ^a   Kopittke, Rosemary A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Creontiades spp.; Helicoverpa spp.; IPM; Mungbeans; Natural enemies

Indexed keywords

DIMETHOATE; INDOXACARB; INSECTICIDE; OXAZINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

LEGUME; MOTH; NATURAL ENEMY; PEST CONTROL; PEST OUTBREAK; YIELD RESPONSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVALUATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HETEROPTERA; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DIMETHOATE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HETEROPTERA; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; MOTHS; OXAZINES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

CREONTIADES; HELICOVERPA; HEMIPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MIRIDAE; NOCTUIDAE; VIGNA RADIATA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 34248228637     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1354     Document Type: Article

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