Factors affecting the resident time of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in a prey patch

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 573-576

  Maeda, Taro ^a   Takabayashi, Junji ^a   Yano, Shuichi ^a   Takafuji, Akio ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Herbivore infested plant volatiles; Kidney bean plant; Phytoseiulus persimilis; Resident time; Tetranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; PHYTOSEIULUS PERSIMILIS; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; URTICAE;

EID: 0032280998     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.33.573     Document Type: Article

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