Seasonal occurrence and abundance of redlegged earth mite Halotydeus destructor (Acari: Penthaleidae) in annual pastures of southwestern Australia

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 413-423

  Ridsdill Smith, T J ^a   Annells, A J ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; LIFE CYCLE; PASTURES; RED-LEGGED EARTH MITE; SEASONALITY;

AUSTRALIA; KEYSBROOK; NARROGIN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ACARI; HALOTYDEUS; HALOTYDEUS DESTRUCTOR; NEOZYGITES; NEOZYGITES ACARIDIS; PENTHALEIDAE;

EID: 0030875196     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300037421     Document Type: Article

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