Optimizing field margins for biocontrol services: The relative role of aphid abundance, annual floral resources, and overwinter habitat in enhancing aphid natural enemies

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 199, Issue , 2014, Pages 94-104

  Ramsden, Mark W ^a   Menéndez, Rosa ^a   Leather, Simon R ^b   Wäckers, Felix ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative prey; Cereal aphid; Conservation biological control; Ecosystem services; Floral resources; Intergrated pest management; Natural enemies; Overwinter habitat; Winter wheat

Indexed keywords

APHID; BIOCONTROL AGENT; FLOWER; HABITAT CORRIDOR; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; NATURAL ENEMY; NECTAR; OVERWINTERING; PEST SPECIES; POLLEN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREY AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; WHEAT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

APHIDIDAE; ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84936783482     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.08.024     Document Type: Article

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