How glyphosate altered the behaviour of agrobiont spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) and beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 444-449

  Michalkova V ^a   Pekar S ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

GM corn; Pardosa; Poecilus; Roundup; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; LYCOSIDAE; PARDOSA; POECILUS; POECILUS CUPREUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70350010198     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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