Population dynamics and integrated pest management of Thrips tabaci on leek under field conditions in northwest Italy

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 276-287

  Bosco, Lara ^a   Tavella, Luciana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aeolothrips; Alliumporrum; Anthocoridae; Biological control; Damage threshold; IPM; Natural enemies; Onion thrips; Orius majuculus; Sex ratio; Supervised control; Thripidae; Thysanoptera

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CHEMICAL CONTROL; DICOTYLEDON; GROWING SEASON; INSECTICIDE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; NATURAL ENEMY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX RATIO; THRIPS;

AEOLOTHRIPS; ALLIACEAE; ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM PORRUM; ANTHOCORIDAE; HETEROPTERA; ORIUS; ORIUS MAJUSCULUS; THRIPIDAE; THRIPS TABACI; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 77953668438     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: 15707458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2010.00991.x     Document Type: Article

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