Enhancing biological control by an omnivorous lacewing: Floral resources reduce aphid numbers at low aphid densities

Biological Control

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 159-165

  Jacometti, M ^a   Jørgensen, Nina ^b,c   Wratten, Steve ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acyrthosiphon pisum; Alfalfa; Anacharis zealandica; Conservation biological control; Fagopyrum esculentum; Longevity; Lucerne; Micromus tasmaniae; Nectar; Plant provided food; Predator prey dynamics

Indexed keywords

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; ANACHARIS ZEALANDICA; APHIDIDAE; ARTHROPODA; FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM; HEMEROBIIDAE; HEXAPODA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MICROMUS TASMANIAE; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 77958154133     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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