Predation by carabid beetles on the invasive slug Arion vulgaris in an agricultural semi-field experiment

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 225-232

  Pianezzola, E ^a   Roth, S ^b   Hatteland, B A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arion vulgaris; Carabus nemoralis; eggs; juveniles; predation; Pterostichus melanarius; semi field experiments

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP DAMAGE; DAMAGE; EGG; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRUIT; HORTICULTURE; INVASIVE SPECIES; JUVENILE; NEMATODE; PREDATION; SLUG;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FEMALE; GASTROPOD; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MALE; OOCYTE; PREDATION;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BEETLES; FEMALE; GASTROPODA; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MALE; OVUM; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EUROPE;

ARION; CARABIDAE; CARABUS NEMORALIS; COLEOPTERA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; GASTROPODA; PHASMARHABDITIS HERMAPHRODITA; PTEROSTICHUS MELANARIUS;

EID: 84877101621     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485312000569     Document Type: Article

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