Establishment potential of the predatory mirid Dicyphus hesperus in northern Europe

BioControl

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 589-601

  Hatherly, Ian S ^a   Pedersen, Bolette P ^a   Bale, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Cold tolerance; Diapause; Environmental risk assessment; Establishment potential; Hemiptera; Miridae; Non native species; Overwintering

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COLD TOLERANCE; DIAPAUSE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FLY; INSECT; NATIVE SPECIES; OVERWINTERING; PREDATOR; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALEYRODIDAE; ANIMALIA; DICYPHUS HESPERUS; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; MIRIDAE; SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 46249125492     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-007-9099-8     Document Type: Article

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