Euseius finlandicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) as a potential biocontrol agent against Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae): Life history and feeding habits on three different types of food

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 25, Issue 10-11, 2001, Pages 833-847

  Abdallah, Awad Ali ^a,b   Zhang, Zhi Qiang ^c   Masters, Gregory James ^a   Mcneill, Stuart ^b  

^a CABI   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acari; Aceria sp.; Eriophyid mites; Euseius (Amblyseius) finlandicus; Phytoseiidae; Pollen; Tetranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; LIFE HISTORY; MITE; PREDATOR;

ACARI; ACERIA; AMBLYSEIUS; ARANEAE; EUSEIUS FINLANDICUS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; TULIPA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; EGG LAYING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE TABLE; LONGEVITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MITE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; REPRODUCTION; TETRANYCHIDAE; TIME;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; LIFE TABLES; LONGEVITY; MALE; MITES; OVIPOSITION; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; TETRANYCHIDAE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035527260     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020431531446     Document Type: Article

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