The potential of carabid beetles (Coleoptera) to reduce slug damage to oilseed rape in the laboratory
Slugs are important pests of many agricultural crops, especially oilseed rape. The carabid beetles Pterostichus melanarius Illiger and Poecilus cupreus L. are among the most abundant large carabid beetles of European arable land and were therefore explored as potential slug antagonists. Damage to oi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2003-03-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200301-0016_The_potential_of_carabid_beetles_Coleoptera_to_reduce_slug_damage_to_oilseed_rape_in_the_laboratory.php |