Heteropterans as aphid predators in inter-mountain alfalfa

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 369-378

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acyrthosiphon pisum; Aphis craccivora; Coccinellids; Mirids; Nabis; Numerical responses; Orius; predators; Therioaphis trifolii

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; APHID; GROWING SEASON; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; PREDATOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PYRENEES;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; APHIS CRACCIVORA; CICADELLIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; HETEROPTERA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MIRIDAE; ORIUS; THERIOAPHIS TRIFOLII;

EID: 71949112053     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2009.047     Document Type: Article

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