Improved control capacity of the mite predator Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on tomato

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 21, Issue 6-7, 1997, Pages 507-518

  Drukker, Bas ^a   Janssen, Arne ^a   Ravensberg, Willem ^b   Sabelis, Maurice W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Research and Development Department   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Biological control; Food quality; Life history traits; Phytoseiulus persimilis; Selection; Tetranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; OVIPOSITION RATE; PREDATORY MITE; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMATO; TWO-SPOTTED SPIDER MITE;

ACARI; ARANEAE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHYTOSEIIDAE; PHYTOSEIULUS PERSIMILIS; SOLANACEAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; URTICAE;

EID: 0030749150     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:appa.0000018885.35044.c6     Document Type: Article

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