Pollen as food for the predatory mites Iphiseius degenerans and Neoseiulus cucumeris (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Dietary range and life history

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 785-802

  Van Rijn, Paul C J ^a,b   Tanigoshi, Lynell K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control of thrips; Diet; Life history; Oviposition; Phytoseiids; Pollen; Rearing; Spider mites

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LITERATURE; POLLEN; PREDATION;

DIET; LIFE HISTORY; MITE; POLLEN; PREDATOR;

ACARI; IPHISEIUS DEGENERANS; NEOSEIULUS CUCUMERIS; PHYTOSEIIDAE;

EID: 0032703831     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006227704122     Document Type: Article

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