The use of C3 and C4 plants to study natural enemy movement and ecology, and its application to pest management

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 177-181

  Prasifka, Jarrad R ^a   Heinz, Kevin M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Cotton; Hippodamia convergens; Isotope ratio; Predator; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; C3 PLANT; C4 PLANT; CARBON ISOTOPE; MARKING METHOD; NATURAL ENEMY; PEST CONTROL;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HIPPODAMIA; HIPPODAMIA CONVERGENS; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4344625606     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670870410001731907     Document Type: Article

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