Slug (Mollusca: Agriolimacidae, Arionidae) ecology and management in no-till field crops, with an emphasis on the mid-Atlantic region

Journal of Integrated Pest Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Douglas, Margaret R ^a   Tooker, John F ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deroceras reticulatum; No till farming; Slugs

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027142573     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21557470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/IPM11023     Document Type: Article

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