Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae) on ornamental Skimmia in Oregon, with assessment of predation by native phytoseiid mites

Pan-Pacific Entomologist

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 163-168

  Pratt, P D ^a   Croft, B A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acari; Neoseiulus fallacis; Ornamental plant; Panonychus citri; Phytoseiidae; Secondary plant chemicals; Skimmia japonica

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032281894     PISSN: 00310603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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