Spiders (Araneae) in the biological and integrated pest management of apple in the Czech Republic

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 128, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 561-566

  Pekar S ^a   Kocourek, F ^a  

^a CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Diversity; Integrated pest management; Natural enemies; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; ORCHARD; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPIDER;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; CYDIA; CYDIA POMONELLA; LEPIDOPTERA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PHILODROMIDAE; PLOCEINAE; THERIDIIDAE; THOMISIDAE;

EID: 5344246027     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2004.00884.x     Document Type: Article

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