Biological control of polyphagotarsonemus latus (acarina: Tarsonem1dae) in greenhouses and field trials using introductions of predacious mites (acarina: Phytosehdae)

Entomophaga

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 279-285

  Pena J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Neoseiulus barkeri; Neoseiulus californicus; Polyphagotarsonemus latus

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BROAD MITE; PREDATORY MITE;

ACARI; NEOSEIULUS BARKERI; NEOSEIULUS CALIFORNICUS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; POLYPHAGOTARSONEMUS LATUS; TARSONEMIDAE;

EID: 0030299344     PISSN: 00138959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02764253     Document Type: Article

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