The effects of rearing conditions on the olfactory response of predatory mites, Phytoseiulus persimilis and Amblyseius womersleyi (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 345-351

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

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amblyseius womersleyi; Herbivore induced plant volatiles; Olfactory response; Phytoseiulus persimilis; Rearing conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034345741     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2000.345     Document Type: Article

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