Alternative food improves the combined effect of an omnivore and a predator on biological pest control. A case study in avocado orchards

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 433-444

  Gonzalez Fernandez J J ^a   De La Pena F ^a   Hormaza, J I ^a   Boyero, J R ^b   Vela, J M ^b   Wong, E ^b   Trigo, M M ^c   Montserrat, M ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apparent competition; Community structure; Food web dynamics; Intraguild predation; Olygonychus perseae; Phytoseiidae

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; APPARENT COMPETITION; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FIELD SURVEY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD CHAIN; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; OMNIVORY; ORCHARD; POLLEN; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; EGG LAYING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; MITE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; MITES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVIPOSITION; OVUM; PERSEA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POLLEN; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPAIN;

ACARI; EUSEIUS STIPULATUS; NEOSEIULUS CALIFORNICUS; PERSEA AMERICANA; PHYTOSEIIDAE;

EID: 74049100887     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S000748530800641X     Document Type: Article

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