Natural enemies and environmental factors affecting the population dynamics of the gypsy moth

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 137, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 721-738

  Alalouni, U ^a   Schadler M ^b   Brandl, R ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Density dependent mortality; Natural enemies; Population cycles

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; GENERALIST; HOST PLANT; MORTALITY; MOTH; NATURAL ENEMY; PARASITISM; PEST DAMAGE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AFRICA; ASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; LYMANTRIIDAE;

EID: 84889605417     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jen.12072     Document Type: Review

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