Prey-stage preference in generalist and specialist phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) when offered Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) eggs and larvae

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1103-1111

  Blackwood, J S ^a   Schausbebceb, P ^a   Croft, A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foraging behavior; Predaceous mites; Predator specialization; Prey switching; Tetranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GENERALIST; MITE; PREY PREFERENCE; SPECIALIST;

ACARI; ARABLYSEIUS; ARABLYSEIUS ANDERSONI; ARANEAE; EUSEIUS FINLANDICUS; EUSEIUS HIBISCI; GALENDROMUS; GALENDROMUS OCCIDENTALIS; KAMPIMODROMUS; KAMPIMODROMUS ABERRANS; NEOSEIULUS BARKERI; NEOSEIULUS CALIFORNICUS; NEOSEIULUS CUCUMERIS; NEOSEIULUS FALLACIS; NEOSEIULUS LONGISPINOSUS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; PHYTOSEIULUS MACROPILIS; PHYTOSEIULUS PERSIMILIS; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; TYPHLODROMUS PYRI; URTICAE;

EID: 0035706379     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-30.6.1103     Document Type: Article

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