Within- and Between-Plant Dispersal and Distributions of Neoseiulus californicus and N. fallacis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Simulated Bean and Apple Plant Systems

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 148-153

  Pratt, P D ^a   Monetti, L N ^a,b   Croft, B A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aerial dispersal; Biological control; Predation types; Tetranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000250532     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/27.1.148     Document Type: Article

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