Quantifying aphid predation: The mealy plum aphid Hyalopterus pruni in California as a case study

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 200-208

  Latham, Daniel R ^a   Mills, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrysopa nigricornis; Demographic based predation; Direct observation; Harmonia axyridis; Observation based predation; Population growth rate; Recruitment and mortality

Indexed keywords

APHID; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP PRODUCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GENERALIST; MORTALITY; PEST CONTROL; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDATION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

APHIDIDAE; CHRYSOPA NIGRICORNIS; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS; HEXAPODA; HYALOPTERUS PRUNI; PRUNUS; PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 77949294138     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01749.x     Document Type: Article

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