'Phytophagous' thrips are facultative predators of twospotted spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) on cotton in Australia

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 297-305

  Wilson, L J ^a   Bauer, L R ^a   Walter, G H ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARANEAE; FRANKLINIELLA OCCIDENTALIS; FRANKLINIELLA SCHULTZEI; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; THRIPIDAE; THRIPS IMAGINIS; THRIPS TABACI; THYSANOPTERA; URTICAE;

EID: 0001401787     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300052597     Document Type: Article

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