Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) of Kenya, with descriptions of five new species and complementary descriptions of eight species

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 79-93

  deMoraes, G J ^a   McMurtry, J A ^b   van den Berg, H ^c   Yaninek, J S ^d  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CAB International ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

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EID: 0039311125     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647958908683829     Document Type: Article

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