The effects of soil tillage on beneficial invertebrates within the vineyard

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-243

  Sharley, David J ^a,b   Hoffmann, Ary A ^a,b   Thomson, Linda J ^a,b  

^a Adelaide Laboratory   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ants; Beetles; Natural enemies; Pest control

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; CHILOPODA; COLEOPTERA; DIPLOPODA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE;

EID: 47149111215     PISSN: 14619555     EISSN: 14619563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2008.00376.x     Document Type: Article

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