Responsiveness of arthropod herbivores and their natural enemies to modified weed management in corn

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 944-954

  Albajes, Ramon ^a   Lumbierres, Belen ^a   Pons, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carabid beetles; Corn; Genetically modified organisms; Onus; Spiders

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; ARTHROPOD; HERBIVORE; MAIZE; NATURAL ENEMY; SPIDER; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TROPHIC LEVEL; WEED CONTROL;

APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; MYMARIDAE; NABIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE; GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; INSECT; MAIZE; SPIDER;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; GLYCINE; HERBICIDES; INSECTS; SPIDERS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 68049114429     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/022.038.0349     Document Type: Article

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