How many Orius laevigatus are needed for effective western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, management in sweet pepper?

Crop Protection

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1443-1448

  Weintraub, Phyllis G ^a   Pivonia, Shimon ^b   Steinberg, Shimon ^c  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Sapir Center   (Israel)

^c BioBee   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amblyseius swirskii; Frankliniella occidentalis; Orius laevigatus; Sweet pepper

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PEST; CROP YIELD; INSECT; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MITE; ORGANIC FARMING; PREDATOR; REARING; VEGETABLE;

ACARI; AMBLYSEIUS SWIRSKII; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; FRANKLINIELLA OCCIDENTALIS; ORIUS; ORIUS LAEVIGATUS;

EID: 80052966816     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2011.07.015     Document Type: Article

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