Influence of relative abundance and taxonomic identity on the effectiveness of generalist predators as biological control agents

Biological Control

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 96-103

  Moreno, Carlo R ^a   Lewins, Scott A ^a   Barbosa, Pedro ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Additive effects; Coccinella septempunctata; Coleomegilla maculata; Conservation biological control; Generalist predators; Intraguild predation; Natural enemy assemblages; Pieris rapae; Podisus maculiventris; Relative abundance

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ACEPHALA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. VIRIDIS; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; COLEOMEGILLA MACULATA; PIERIS RAPAE; PODISUS MACULIVENTRIS;

EID: 71649088433     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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