Intraguild predation involving Harmonia axyridis: A review of current knowledge and future perspectives

BioControl

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 147-168

  Pell, Judith K ^a   Baverstock, Jason ^a   Roy, Helen E ^b   Ware, Remy L ^c   Majerus, Michael E N ^c  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphidophagous guild; Coccinellidae; Ecosystem services; Harmonia axyridis; Intraguild predation; Parasitoids; Pathogens; Predators

Indexed keywords

APHID; BEETLE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; INVASIVE SPECIES;

APHIDIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS; HEMIPTERA;

EID: 37749055056     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-007-9125-x     Document Type: Review

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