Spatial associations of insects and mites in stored wheat

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1752-1764

  Athanassiou, Christos G ^a   Kavallieratos, Nickolas G ^b   Sciarretta, Andrea ^c   Palyvos, Nickolas E ^d   Trematerra, Pasquale ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b BENAKI PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^d AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Blattisocius tarsalis; Cryptolestes ferrugineus; Lepidoglyphus destructor; Plodia interpunctella; SADIE

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEREAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GREECE; INSECT; MITE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; TIME; WHEAT;

ANIMALS; CEREALS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GREECE; INSECTS; MITES; POPULATION DENSITY; SAMPLING STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRITICUM;

ACARI; ASCIDAE; BLATTISOCIUS TARSALIS; COLEOPTERA; CRYPTOLESTES FERRUGINEUS; GLYCYPHAGIDAE; HEXAPODA; LAEMOPHLOEIDAE; LEPIDOGLYPHUS DESTRUCTOR; LEPIDOPTERA; MESOSTIGMATA; PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA; PYRALIDAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 80053993029     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC10376     Document Type: Article

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