Damage on 'Hass' avocado leaves, webbing and nesting behaviour of Oligonychus perseae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 265-272

  Aponte, O ^a,b   McMurtry, J A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avocado mites; Mite damage; Oligonychus perseae; Tetranychidae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; OLIGONYCHUS; OLIGONYCHUS PERSEAE; PERSEA AMERICANA; TETRANYCHIDAE; LAURACEAE;

AVOCADO; NESTING BEHAVIOUR; PEST DAMAGE;

EID: 0030617116     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018451022553     Document Type: Article

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