Influence of citrus leaf nutrition on survivorship, sex ratio, and reproduction of Euseius tularensis (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1020-1025

  Grafton Cardwell, E E ^a,b   Ouyang, Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrus; Fertilizer; Manganese; Nitrogen; Nutrition; Predaceous mite

Indexed keywords

ACARI; CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; EUSEIUS; EUSEIUS TULARENSIS; MALEPHORA CROCEA; MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYSTALLINUM; PHYTOSEIIDAE;

EID: 0030483398     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/25.5.1020     Document Type: Article

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