Susceptibility of populations of twospotted spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) from Florida, Holland, and the Canary Islands to abamectin and characterization of abamectin resistance

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 594-601

  Campos, Francisca ^a   Krupa, David A ^a   Dybas, Richard A ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

abamectin; resistance; resistance monitoring; Tetranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARANEAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; URTICAE;

EID: 0030481156     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/89.3.594     Document Type: Article

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