Red oilseed rape? The potential for manipulation of petal colour in control strategies for the pollen beetle (Meligethes aeneus)

Arthropod-Plant Interactions

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 249-258

  Cook, Samantha M ^a   Skellern, Matthew P ^a   Döring, Thomas F ^b,c   Pickett, John A ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b The Organic Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Colour; Flower; Host plant; Integrated pest management; Push pull; Trap crop; Visual cues

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BEETLE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COLOR; CULTIVAR; FLOWER; HOST PLANT; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; ODOR; PEST CONTROL; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISUAL CUE;

BRASSICA NAPUS; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; MELIGETHES; MELIGETHES AENEUS;

EID: 84878109856     PISSN: 18728855     EISSN: 18728847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11829-013-9252-5     Document Type: Article

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