Mass releases of Aphidius rhopalosiphi (Hymenoptera: Aphidiinae), and strip management to control of wheat aphids

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 17-21

  Levie, Amandine ^a   Legrand, Marie Anne ^a   Dogot, Pierre ^a   Pels, Christophe ^a   Baret, Philippe V ^a   Hance, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aphid; Aphidius rhopalosiphi; Biological control; Field experiment; Mass release; Parasitoid; Strip management

Indexed keywords

APHID; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; PEST CONTROL; POPULATION GROWTH;

APHIDIDAE; APHIDIINAE; APHIDIUS; APHIDIUS RHOPALOSIPHI; HYMENOPTERA; LOLIUM; METOPOLOPHIUM; PISUM; TRIFOLIUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 9644270337     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2004.06.004     Document Type: Article

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