Spatially optimal habitat management for enhancing natural control of an invasive agricultural pest: Soybean aphid

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 551-565

  Zhang, Wei ^a   van der Werf, Wopke ^b   Swinton, Scott M ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat management; Invasive species; Natural enemies; Soybean aphid; Spatial configuration

Indexed keywords

HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATURAL ENEMIES; SOYBEAN APHID; SPATIAL CONFIGURATION;

AMINO ACIDS; CROPS; ECOSYSTEMS; INSECT CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY; SITE SELECTION;

MANAGEMENT;

APHID; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP PEST; CROP PRODUCTION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATURAL ENEMY; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC FARMING; PEST CONTROL;

UNITED STATES;

APHIS GLYCINES; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 78549249761     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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