Control of a glasshouse pest through the conservation of its natural enemies? An evaluation of apparently naturally controlled shore fly populations

Biological Control

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-29

  Tilley, Luke A N ^a,b   Croft, Pat ^b   Mayhew, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Stockbridge Technology Centre Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Aphaereta debilitata; Conservation biological control; Glasshouse; Kleidotoma psiloides; Natural enemy; Pest management; Scatella tenuicosta; Tritrophic

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; APHAERETA DEBILITATA; BRACONIDAE; DIPTERA; EPHYDRIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; KLEIDOTOMA PSILOIDES; SCATELLA TENUICOSTA;

EID: 78649335232     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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