Sensor-based insecticide spraying to control cereal aphids and Preserve Lady Beetles

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1694-1701

  Dammer, Karl Heinz ^a   Adamek, Rolf ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND BIOECONOMY ATB   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; COLEOPTERA; SITOBION AVENAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84869054519     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2012.0021     Document Type: Article

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