Dynamics of Aboveground Natural Enemies of Grasshoppers, and Biodiversity after Application of Paranosema locustae in Rangeland
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Entomopathogen Formulations
2.2. Experimental Plots
2.3. Sampling
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Population Fluctuations of Grasshopper’s Natural Enemies
3.2. Diversity of Arthropods after Application of P. locustae
3.3. Fluctuations of Grasshoppers among Years 0–9 Post-Treatment
4. Discussion
5. Conclusion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Shi, W.-P.; Wang, X.-Y.; Yin, Y.; Zhang, Y.-X.; Rizvi, U.-e.-H.; Tan, S.-Q.; Cao, C.; Yu, H.-Y.; Ji, R. Dynamics of Aboveground Natural Enemies of Grasshoppers, and Biodiversity after Application of Paranosema locustae in Rangeland. Insects 2019, 10, 224. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10080224
Shi W-P, Wang X-Y, Yin Y, Zhang Y-X, Rizvi U-e-H, Tan S-Q, Cao C, Yu H-Y, Ji R. Dynamics of Aboveground Natural Enemies of Grasshoppers, and Biodiversity after Application of Paranosema locustae in Rangeland. Insects. 2019; 10(8):224. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10080224
Chicago/Turabian StyleShi, Wang-Peng, Xiao-Yu Wang, Yue Yin, Yu-Xing Zhang, Um-e-Hani Rizvi, Shu-Qian Tan, Chuan Cao, Hong-Yan Yu, and Rong Ji. 2019. "Dynamics of Aboveground Natural Enemies of Grasshoppers, and Biodiversity after Application of Paranosema locustae in Rangeland" Insects 10, no. 8: 224. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10080224