Effects of intercropping with flowering plants on predation of ostrinia nubilalis (lepidoptera: Crambidae) eggs by generalist predators in bell peppers

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 612-620

  Bickerton, M W ^a   Hamilton, G C ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsicum anuum; conservation biological control; European corn borer; intercropping

Indexed keywords

APHID; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; EGG; FRUIT; GENERALIST; INTERCROPPING; MOTH; NATURAL ENEMY; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATION; SPICE;

ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CORIANDRUM; CROP; DILL; EVALUATION; FAGOPYRUM; FOOD CHAIN; HETEROPTERA; INSECT; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MOTH; OOCYTE; PEPPER; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS; ANIMALS; APHIDS; BEETLES; CAPSICUM; CORIANDRUM; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FAGOPYRUM; FOOD CHAIN; HETEROPTERA; INSECTS; LARVA; MOTHS; NEW JERSEY; OVUM; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS; APHIDIDAE; CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; CHRYSOPERLA; COLEOMEGILLA MACULATA; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM; CRAMBIDAE; FAGOPYRUM; LEPIDOPTERA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MYZUS PERSICAE; ORIUS INSIDIOSUS; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS;

EID: 84862521895     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EN11249     Document Type: Article

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