Molecular characterization of the differential role of immigrant and agrobiont generalist predators in pest suppression

Biological Control

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-30

  Opatovsky, Itai ^a   Chapman, Eric G ^b   Weintraub, Phyllis G ^c   Lubin, Yael ^a   Harwood, James D ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; Aphididae; Araneae; Collembola; Semi desert; Wheat

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; COLLEMBOLA; ENOPLOGNATHA; LINYPHIIDAE; MAYETIOLA DESTRUCTOR; THERIDIIDAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84864339623     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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