Kaolin particle films suppress many apple pests, disrupt natural enemies and promote woolly apple aphid

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-35

  Marko V ^a   Blommers, L H M ^b   Bogya, S ^a   Helsen, H ^c  

^a Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation   (Hungary)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Applied Plant Research   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apple; Kaolin particle film; Natural enemies; Pests

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; APHID; BEETLE; CROP DAMAGE; CULTIVAR; KAOLIN; MOTH; NATURAL ENEMY; ORCHARD; PARASITE INFESTATION; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PREDATOR;

ACARI; AGROMYZIDAE; ALLOTHROMBIUM FULIGINOSUM; ANTHONOMUS PUMORUM; APHIDIDAE; APHIS POMI; ARANEAE; ATTELABIDAE; CICADELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CYDIA POMONELLA; DYSAPHIS; DYSAPHIS PLANTAGINEA; EMPOASCA VITIS; ERIOSOMA LANIGERUM; FORFICULA AURICULARIA; FORFICULIDAE; HETEROPTERA; HOPLOCAMPA TESTUDINEA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; LASIUS NIGER; LATHROLESTES ENSATOR; LEPIDOPTERA; LEPIDOSAPHES ULMI; LYONETIA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; OSTREIDAE; PARASITENGONA; PHYLLOBIUS OBLONGUS; PHYLLONORYCTER BLANCARDELLA; PHYTOMYZA; QUADRASPIDIOTUS; TORTRICIDAE; TORTRIX; VITACEAE; ZYGINA FLAMMIGERA;

EID: 38149056380     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2007.01233.x     Document Type: Article

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