Intra- and interspecific predation among adult female phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Effects on survival and reproduction

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 853-858

  Croft, B A ^a   Croft, M B ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyseius andersoni; competition; Metaseiulus occidentalis; Neosciulus fallacis; predator complex; Typhlodromus pyri

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYSEIUS; AMBLYSEIUS ANDERSONI; ARANEAE; METASEIULUS OCCIDENTALIS; NEOSEIULUS FALLACIS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; TYPHLODROMUS PYRI; URTICAE;

EID: 0030513750     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/25.4.853     Document Type: Article

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