Effect of organic mulches on soil surface insects and other arthropods

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 226-232

  Gill, Harsimran K ^a   McSorley, Robert ^a   Branham, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

cover crop residue; insect community; organic mulch; pine bark

Indexed keywords

BARK; BEETLE; CONIFEROUS TREE; COVER CROP; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MULCH; PITFALL TRAP; SOIL SURFACE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CITRA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ACRIDIDAE; ALEYRODIDAE; APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; ASYNDETUS; CANNABIS; COLEOPTERA; COLLEMBOLA; CROTALARIA; CROTALARIA JUNCEA; DIPTERA; DOLICHOPODIDAE; FORMICIDAE; GRYLLIDAE; HEXAPODA; ISOTOMIDAE; ORTHOPTERA; SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM X DRUMMONDII; THRIPIDAE; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 79960822679     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/024.094.0215     Document Type: Article

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