Temporal dynamics of the arthropod community in pear orchards intercropped with aromatic plants

Pest Management Science

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1107-1114

  Beizhou, Song ^a   Jie, Zhang ^a   Jinghui, Hu ^a   Hongying, Wu ^a   Yun, Kong ^a   Yuncong, Yao ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (China)

Author keywords

Aromatic plants; Arthropod community; Habitat management; Pear orchard; Temporal dynamics

Indexed keywords

INSECT REPELLENT;

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; APHID; ARTHROPOD; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FRUIT; GRASS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INTERCROPPING; NATURAL ENEMY; ORCHARD; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TILLAGE;

AGERATUM; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; AROMATIC PLANTS; ARTHROPOD; ARTHROPOD COMMUNITY; ARTICLE; BASIL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; EVALUATION STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PEAR ORCHARD; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PYRUS; SAVORY; TEMPORAL DYNAMICS;

AROMATIC PLANTS; ARTHROPOD COMMUNITY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; PEAR ORCHARD; TEMPORAL DYNAMICS;

AGERATUM; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; INSECT REPELLENTS; OCIMUM BASILICUM; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DISEASES; PYRUS; SATUREJA;

APHIS CITRICOLA; ARTHROPODA; CHRYSOPERLA; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; HEXAPODA; PHYTOSEIULUS PERSIMILIS; POACEAE; PSEUDOCOCCUS; PSYLLA; PYRUS;

EID: 80051921853     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.2156     Document Type: Article

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