Control of the broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks)) on organic greenhouse sweet peppers (Capsicum annuurn L.) with the predatory mite, Neoseiulus cucumeris (Oudemans)

Biological Control

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 300-309

  Weintraub, Phyllis G ^a   Kleitman, Sophia ^a   Mori, Rafi ^a   Shapira, Nurit ^b   Palevsky, Eric ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Sapir Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biological control; Broad mite; Frankliniella occidentalis; Neoseiulus cucumeris; Polyphagotarsonemus latus; Western flower thrips

Indexed keywords

ACARI; CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; FRANKLINIELLA; FRANKLINIELLA OCCIDENTALIS; FRANKLINIELLA TRITICI; NEOSEIULUS; NEOSEIULUS CUCUMERIS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; POLYPHAGOTARSONEMUS LATUS; TARSONEMIDAE; THRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 0037945770     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(03)00069-0     Document Type: Article

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