Effect of some food sources associated with cassava in Africa on the development, fecundity and longevity of Euseius fustis (Pritchard and Baker) (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 73-85

  Bruce Oliver, Samuel J ^a,d   Hoy, Marjorie A ^b   Yaninek, John S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c International Institute of Tropical Agriculture   (South Africa)

^d University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Cassava; Euseius fustis; Mononychellus tanajoa; Oligonychus gossypii; Phytoseiid

Indexed keywords

CASSAVA; FOOD SOURCE;

AFRICA;

ACARI; EUSEIUS FUSTIS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MONONYCHELLUS TANAJOA; OLIGONYCHUS GOSSYPII; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 0029661366     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00051154     Document Type: Article

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