Assessing the impact of natural enemies in agroecosystems: Toward "real" IPM or in quest of the Holy Grail?

Insect Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-5

  Zalucki, Myron P ^a   Furlong, Michael J ^a   Schellhorn, Nancy A ^b   Macfadyen, Sarina ^b   Davies, Andrew P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Saunders Havill Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CROP; FOOD CHAIN; INSECT; INSECT CONTROL; PARASITOLOGY; PEST CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FOOD CHAIN; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTS; PEST CONTROL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84921497352     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12172     Document Type: Editorial

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