Overwintering and effects of autumn habitat manipulation and carbofuran on Neoseiulus fallacis and Tetranychus urticae in peppermint

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 249-257

  Morris, M A ^a,b   Croft, B A ^a   Berry, R E ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b A M Todd Co   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; cultural control; insecticide effects; Phytoseiidae; twospotted spider mite

Indexed keywords

NEOSEIULUS FALLACIS; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; ACARI; LAMIACEAE; MENTHA PIPERITA;

INSECTICIDE; NATURAL ENEMY;

EID: 0029662919     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00052875     Document Type: Article

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