The potential of predators in natural control of aphids in wheat: Results of a ten-year field study in two German landscapes

BioControl

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 775-788

  Freier, B ^a   Triltsch, H ^a   Mowes M ^a   Moll, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aphids; Coccinella septempunctata; Coccinellids; Natural control; Propylea quatuordecimpunctata; Syrphids; Wheat

Indexed keywords

APHID; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROPPING PRACTICE; LANDSCAPE; NATURAL ENEMY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATOR; WHEAT;

APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; CHRYSOPERLA CARNEA; CHRYSOPIDAE; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; EPISYRPHUS BALTEATUS; HEMIPTERA; METOPOLOPHIUM DIRHODUM; NEUROPTERA; PROPYLEA QUATUORDECIMPUNCTATA; RHOPALOSIPHUM PADI; SITOBION AVENAE; STAPHYLINIDAE; SYRPHIDAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 35448929935     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-007-9081-5     Document Type: Article

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