Compatibility of Orius laevigatus Fieber (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) with Neoseiulus (Amblyseius) cucumeris Oudemans (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and Iphiseius (Amblyseius) degenerans Berlese (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in the biocontrol of Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 523-538

  Wittmann, E J ^a   Leather, S R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological control; Compatibility; Polyphagous anthocorids; Predatory mites; Thrips

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; PREDATOR COMPATIBILITY;

ACARI; AMBLYSEIUS CUCUMERIS; AMBLYSEIUS DEGENERANS; ANTHOCORIDAE; FRANKLINIELLA OCCIDENTALIS; HEMIPTERA; HETEROPTERA; IPHISEIUS DEGENERANS; NEOSEIULUS CUCUMERIS; ORIUS LAEVIGATUS; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; THRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 0030812848     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018440214801     Document Type: Article

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