Do cropping system and insecticide use in spring oilseed rape affect the abundance of pollen beetles (Meligethes aeneus Fab.) on the crop?

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-4

  Veromann, Eve ^a   Kevväi, Reelika ^a   Luik, Anne ^a   Williams, Ingrid ^b  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Meligethes aeneus; Minimised and standard cropping system; Spring oilseed rape

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEETLE; CROPPING PRACTICE; FEEDING; INSECTICIDE; OVIPOSITION; PEST CONTROL; PEST DAMAGE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

BRASSICA NAPUS; COLEOPTERA; MELIGETHES; MELIGETHES AENEUS; NITIDULIDAE;

EID: 37049009088     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670870701376374     Document Type: Article

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