Generalist predators disrupt parasitoid aphid control by direct and coincidental intraguild predation

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 239-247

  Traugott, M ^a,b   Bell, J R ^c,d   Raso, L ^b   Sint, D ^b   Symondson, W O C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

agro ecology; conservation biological control; intraguild predation; molecular prey detection; pest control

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; INSECT PROTEIN;

AGROECOLOGY; APHID; BEETLE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CEREAL; CROP PEST; GENERALIST; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; NATURAL ENEMY; PARASITOID; PREDATOR; SPIDER; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CLASSIFICATION; FOOD CHAIN; GENETICS; HYMENOPTERA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDATION; SPIDER; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; BEETLES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; ENGLAND; FOOD CHAIN; HYMENOPTERA; INSECT PROTEINS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPIDERS;

APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; LINYPHIIDAE; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 84858119238     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485311000551     Document Type: Article

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