Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) and Neoseiulus fallacis (Garman): Larval responses to prey and humidity, nymphal feeding drive and nymphal predation on phytoseiid eggs

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 225-234

  Monetti, L N ^a,b   Croft, B A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

biological control; Generalist phytoseiid; life history; specialist phytoseiid; Tetranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; NEOSEIULUS CALIFORNICUS; NEOSEIULUS FALLACIS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; URTICAE;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; EGG PREDATION; HUMIDITY; LIFE HISTORY; PREDATION; SPIDER MITE;

EID: 0030613419     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018442820736     Document Type: Article

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