Biological pest control by enhancing populations of natural enemies in organic farming systems

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 455-463

  Xu, Qicong ^a   Fujiyama, Shizuo ^a   Xu, Huilian ^b  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b International Nature Farming Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological pest control; Intercropping; IPM (integrated pest management); Lepidoptera; Mathematic modeling; Natural enemies; Nature farming; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CABBAGE; FROG; INTERCROPPING; LEPIDOPTERA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC FARMING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR; SPIDER; TOMATO; VEGETATION;

ANURA; ARANEAE; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CARABIDAE; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 80555133152     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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