Predation by phytoseiid mites on Tetranychus lintearius (Acari: Tetranychidae), an established weed biological control agent of gorse (Ulex europaeus)

Biological Control

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 40-47

  Pratt, P D ^a   Coombs, E M ^b   Croft, B A ^c  

^a INVASIVE PLANT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Oregon Department of Agriculture   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Biotic resistance; Interference; Nontarget effects; Predatory mite; Tetranychus lintearius; Ulex europaeus

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARANEAE; PHYTOSEIIDAE; PHYTOSEIULUS PERSIMILIS; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS; TETRANYCHUS LINTEARIUS; ULEX EUROPAEUS;

EID: 0037220513     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(02)00114-7     Document Type: Article

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