Pest insect immigration warning by an atmospheric dispersion model, weather radars and traps

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 135, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 55-67

  Leskinen, M ^a   Markkula, I ^b   Koistinen, J ^c   Pylkko P ^c   Ooperi, S ^a   Siljamo, P ^c   Ojanen, H ^b   Raiskio, S ^b   Tiilikkala, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aphids; Long range migration; Plutella xylostella; Polarimetric radar; Rhopalosiphum padi

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DISPERSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IMMIGRATION; METEOROLOGY; PEST SPECIES; RADAR; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

ETELA SUOMEN; FINLAND; HELSINKI;

APHIDIDAE; AVES; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE; PRUNUS PADUS; RHOPALOSIPHUM PADI;

EID: 78651101705     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2009.01480.x     Document Type: Article

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