Spatial Aggregation and Refugia of the Mites Tetranychus urticae and Neoseiulus fallacis (Acari: Tetranychidae, Phytoseiidae) on Hop

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 859-865

  Strong, W B ^a,b   Croft, B A ^a   Slone, D H ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Biological control; Humulus lupulus; Neoseiulus fallacis; Refugia; Tetranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARANEAE; HUMULUS; HUMULUS LUPULUS; NEOSEIULUS FALLACIS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; URTICAE;

EID: 0000700058     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/26.4.859     Document Type: Article

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