Oilseed rape, bees and integrated pest management

Biocontrol-Based Integrated Management of Oilseed Rape Pests

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 357-379

  Mänd, Marika ^a   Williams, Ingrid H ^a   Viik, Eneli ^a   Karise, Reet ^a  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic fungi; Insecticides; Nectar; Pollen; Sub lethal effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878113168     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3983-5_14     Document Type: Chapter

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