Influence of Temperature and Vapor Pressure Deficit on Survival of the Predatory Mite Amblyseius cucumeris (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 106-113

  Shipp, J L ^a   Van Houten, Y M ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Res Stn Floric Glasshouse V   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amblyseius cucumeris; Biological control; Survival; Temperature; Vapor pressure deficit

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYSEIUS CUCUMERIS; FRANKLINIELLA; FRANKLINIELLA OCCIDENTALIS; FRANKLINIELLA TRITICI; PHYTOSEIIDAE;

EID: 0000129675     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/26.1.106     Document Type: Article

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