Responses of Crop Pests and Natural Enemies to Wildflower Borders Depends on Functional Group
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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McCabe, E.; Loeb, G.; Grab, H. Responses of Crop Pests and Natural Enemies to Wildflower Borders Depends on Functional Group. Insects 2017, 8, 73. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects8030073
McCabe E, Loeb G, Grab H. Responses of Crop Pests and Natural Enemies to Wildflower Borders Depends on Functional Group. Insects. 2017; 8(3):73. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects8030073
Chicago/Turabian StyleMcCabe, Ellie, Gregory Loeb, and Heather Grab. 2017. "Responses of Crop Pests and Natural Enemies to Wildflower Borders Depends on Functional Group" Insects 8, no. 3: 73. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects8030073
APA StyleMcCabe, E., Loeb, G., & Grab, H. (2017). Responses of Crop Pests and Natural Enemies to Wildflower Borders Depends on Functional Group. Insects, 8(3), 73. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects8030073