Interactions of water stress, honeylocust spider mites (acari: tetranychidae), early leaf abscission, and growth of Gleditsia trictcanthos

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1577-1581

  Smitley, D R ^a   Peterson, N C ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

'Skyline'; Gleditsia triacanthos; Leaf abscission; Platytetranychus multidigitali; Tetranychidae; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARANEAE; GLEDITSIA; GLEDITSIA TRIACANTHOS; TETRANYCHIDAE;

EID: 0030484728     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/89.6.1577     Document Type: Article

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