• DOI:10.3956/2014-91.1.082
Corpus ID: 85592910

Beneficial insects associated with stinging nettle, Urtica dioica Linnaeus, in central Washington State

@inproceedings{James2015BeneficialIA,
  title={Beneficial insects associated with stinging nettle, Urtica dioica Linnaeus, in central Washington State},
  author={D. G. James and G. Lauby and L. Seymour and Katie Buckley},
  year={2015}
}

• D. G. James, G. Lauby, +1 author Katie Buckley
• Published 2015
• Biology

Abstract. Beneficial insects (predators, parasitoids, pollinators) associated with stinging nettles, Urtica dioica Linnaeus (Urticaceae), were sampled at three sites in central Washington during spring-summer 2011–2013 using transparent sticky traps attached to upper portions of plants. Large numbers (200–400/trap) of beneficial insects were trapped particularly in June and early July, gradually decreasing thereafter. Phytophagous insects (aphids and leafhoppers) were trapped in much lower… Expand

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