Hibernation of predatory arthropods in semi-natural habitats

BioControl

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 529-535

  Geiger, Flavia ^a   Wäckers, Felix L ^b   Bianchi, Felix J J A ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agroecosystems; Conservation biological control; Non crop habitat; Overwintering; Pest control; Predators

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COLONIZATION; CROP PEST; DICOTYLEDON; HERB; HIBERNATION; INSECT; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LITTER; MIXED FOREST; NATURAL ENEMY; OVERWINTERING; PREDATOR; REFUGIUM;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. GEMMIFERA; CARABIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; DERMAPTERA; HEXAPODA; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 70349682880     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-008-9206-5     Document Type: Article

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