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Population ecology of winter moth (Operophtera brumata) on apple in relation to larval dispersal and time of bud burst.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Holliday, N. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The populations of Operophtera brumata (L.) on 8 cider apple trees of 4 cultivars were monitored from October 1972 until May 1975 in Western England. ...

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A study of arthropod predation of Pieris rapae L. using serological and exclusion techniques.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Ashby, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In investigations in New Zealand, percentage estimates of the total mortality of Pieris rapae (L.) due to ground-living arthropod predators obtained b...

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Quantification of the impact of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) on cereal aphids in winter wheat: an analysis of field populations.

Published online: 08 Jul 1987

Authors: Chambers, R. J. & Adams, T. H. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An analysis of predation of cereal aphids (Sitobion avenae and Metopolophium dirhodum) by larvae of Episyrphus balteatus is described. Field data on t...

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Fluctuations in abundance of a stem-boring moth damaging shoots of Phragmites australis: causes and effects of overexploitation of food in a late-successional grass monoculture.

Published online: 21 Sep 1990

Authors: Tscharntke, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fluctuations in the abundance of the noctuid Archanara geminipuncta, which causes damage to the silicate-rich shoots of common reed (Phragmites austra...

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Growth, abundance and distribution of larval tabanids in experimentally fertilized plots on a Massachusetts salt marsh.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Meany, R. A. & Valiela, I. & Teal, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Larvae of Tabanus nigrovittatus Macq. and Chrysops fuliginosus Wied., 2 of the 4 species of tabanid that breed in the Great Sippewissett Marsh in Mass...

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Which prey sustains cold-adapted invertebrate generalist predators in arable land? Examining prey choices by molecular gut-content analysis.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Eitzinger, B. & Traugott, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Generalist predators such as carabid and cantharid beetles form an important component within natural enemy communities in arable land. Usually, preda...

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Ecological processes affecting community structure of blackfly larvae in regulated and unregulated rivers: a regional study.

Published online: 26 May 1999

Authors: Zhang YiXin & Malmqvist, B. & Englund, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of different ecological processes on larval simuliid community structure was examined at a regional scale in 51 rapids in unregulated and ...

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Key pollen host plants provide balanced diets for wild bee larvae: a lesson for planting flower strips and hedgerows.

Published online: 03 Sep 2020

Authors: Filipiak, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bee-friendly plants are defined by the quantity of food they produce and the visitation rates of adult insects foraging for nectar. However, it is pol...

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The biology and ecology of rice-stem borers in Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo).

Published online: 29 Jun 1972

Authors: Rothschild, G. H. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based largely on the author's summary. Observations were made in 1964-68 on the biology and ecology of rice stem borers in Sarawak (E...

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The food of the cattle egret.

Published online: 29 Jun 1972

Authors: Siegfried, W. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based partly on the author's summary. Cattle egrets (Ardeola ibis) feeding in dairy-cattle pastures in the south-western Cape Provinc...

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