The effects of agrochemicals on Lepidoptera, with a focus on moths, and their pollination service in field margin habitats

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 207, Issue , 2015, Pages 153-162

  Hahn, Melanie ^a   Schotthöfer, Annalena ^a   Schmitz, Juliane ^a   Franke, Lea A ^a   Brühl, Carsten A ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agro ecosystem; Caterpillars; Fertilizer; Herbicide; Insecticide; Moth pollination; Non crop habitats

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGROCHEMICAL; BIODIVERSITY; BUTTERFLY; CATERPILLAR; FERTILIZER; HABITAT TYPE; HERBICIDE; MEADOW; MOTH; PEST CONTROL; POLLINATION;

LEPIDOPTERA; MAMESTRA BRASSICAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; SILENE LATIFOLIA;

EID: 84927738077     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2015.04.002     Document Type: Article

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