Species composition, seasonal dynamics and numerical responses of arthropod predators in organic strawberry fields

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 457-472

  Kovanci, Orkun B ^a   Kovanci, Bahattin ^a   Gencer, Nimet S ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chrysopidae; Nabidae; Predator prey interactions; Strawberry aphid; Syrphidae; Tettigoniidae

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; APHID; ARTHROPOD; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISPERSION; FRUIT; NUMERICAL RESPONSE; ORGANIC SOIL; PEST SPECIES; PITFALL TRAP; PREDATOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

ANTERASTES; APHIDIDAE; ARACHNIDA; ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; CHRYSOPIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; ISOPHYA; NABIDAE; ORTHOPTERA; POECILIMON; SYRPHIDAE; TETTIGONIIDAE;

EID: 34447115842     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150701309410     Document Type: Article

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