Powdery mildew (Ascomycotina: Erysiphales) - An alternative food for the predatory mite Typhlodromus pyri Scheuten (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 21, Issue 6-7, 1997, Pages 405-414

  Zemek, R ^a   Prenerov, E ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b kolky Ole ná   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acari; Alternative food; Erysiphales; Fungi; Phytoseiidae; Typhlodromus pyri

Indexed keywords

CONIDIA; FEEDING; POWDERY MILDEW; PREDATORY MITE;

ACARI; ASCOMYCOTA; ERYSIPHALES; ERYSIPHE ORONTII; ERYSIPHE POLYGONI; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; FUNGI; GOLOVINOMYCES ORONTII; NICOTIANA TABACUM; OIDIUM; OIDIUM FRAGARIAE; PHYTOSEIIDAE; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TYPHLODROMUS PYRI;

EID: 0030750339     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018427812075     Document Type: Article

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