Biological control of broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus (banks), by Neoseiulus barkeri hughes on pepper

Biological Control

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 390-395

  Fan, Yuqing ^a   Petitt, Frederick L ^a  

^a Disney World Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Neoseiulus barkeri; Phytoseiidae; Polyphagotar8onemus latus; Tarsonemidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0028192076     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1994.1049     Document Type: Article

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