Effect of mating status on the fecundity and longevity of four spider mite species (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 623-632

  Bonato, Olivier ^a   Gutierrez, Jean ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Longevity; T. lambi; T. marianae; T. neocaledonicus; Tetranychus fijiensis

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; FECUNDITY; LONGEVITY; MITE;

ACARI; ERIOPHYIDAE; TETRANYCHUS FIJIENSIS; TETRANYCHUS LAMBI; TETRANYCHUS MARIANAE; TETRANYCHUS NEOCALEDONICUS;

EID: 0032845368     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006228126543     Document Type: Article

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