Selective flowers to enhance biological control of cabbage pests by parasitoids

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-93

  Géneau, Céline E ^a,b   Wäckers, Felix L ^b,c   Luka, Henryk ^a,d   Daniel, Claudia ^a   Balmer, Oliver ^a,e,f  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Biobest Belgium NV   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diadegma fenestrale; Extrafloral nectar; Habitat management; Mamestra brassicae; Microplitis mediator; Nectar

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA CYANUS; DIADEGMA FENESTRALE; FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM; LEPIDOPTERA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MAMESTRA BRASSICAE; MICROPLITIS MEDIATOR; VICIA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA;

EID: 84856233991     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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