Control of aphids on wheat by generalist predators: Effects of predator density and the presence of alternative prey

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 225-231

  Oelbermann, Katja ^b   Scheu, Stefan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aphididae; Araneae; Biological pest control; Diptera; Drosophila melanogaster; Drosophilidae; Hemiptera; Lycosidae; Pardosa lugubris; Plant damage; Prey quality; Rhopalosiphum padi

Indexed keywords

APHID; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP DAMAGE; CROP PERFORMANCE; HERBIVORE; PEST CONTROL; PREDATOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; SPIDER; WHEAT;

APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE; HEMIPTERA; LYCOSIDAE; PARDOSA LUGUBRIS; POACEAE; RHOPALOSIPHUM PADI; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 68949119791     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: 15707458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2009.00876.x     Document Type: Article

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