Assessing the potential for biological control of potato field pests in Ardabil, Iran: Functional responses of Orius niger (Wolf.) and O. minutus (L.) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-52

  Fathi, Seyed Ali Asghar ^a   Nouri Ganbalani, Gadir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biological control; Functional response; O. minutus; Orius niger; Tetranychus urticae; Thrips tabaci

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; LARVA; MITE; NATURAL ENEMY; PADDY FIELD; PEST CONTROL; POTATO; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ARDABIL; IRAN;

ACARI; ALLIUM CEPA; ANTHOCORIDAE; ARANEAE; HEMIPTERA; ORIUS NIGER; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; THRIPIDAE; THRIPS TABACI; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 76149089501     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-009-0270-0     Document Type: Article

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