Silicon enhances natural enemy attraction and biological control through induced plant defences

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 367-371

  Kvedaras, O L ^a   An, M ^b   Choi, Y S ^c   Gurr, G M ^c  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

herbivore induced plant volatiles; natural enemies; olfactometer; trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

SILICATE;

BEETLE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DICOTYLEDON; NATURAL ENEMY; OLFACTORY CUE; PLANT DEFENSE; SILICON; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CUCUMBER; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; MOTH; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; DRUG EFFECTS; PROCEDURES;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BEETLES; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; MOTHS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SILICATES;

ARTHROPODA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; DICRANOLAIUS BELLULUS; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 77955853657     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485309990265     Document Type: Article

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