Parasitism by the mite Acarophenax lacunatus on beetle pests of stored products

BioControl

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 503-513

  Oliveira, Carlos Romero F ^a   Faroni, Leda Rita D'A ^a   Guedes, Raul Narciso C ^a,b   Pallini, Angelo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acarophenacidae; Acarophenax lacunatus; Biological control agent; Cryptolestes ferrugineus; Oryzaephilus surinamensis; Rhyzopertha dominica; Stored product pests; Stored wheat; Tribolium castaneum

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; HOST LOCATION; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MITE; PARASITISM; PEST CONTROL; STORAGE;

ACARI; ACAROPHENAX; ACAROPHENAX LACUNATUS; BOSTRICHIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CRYPTOLESTES FERRUGINEUS; CUCUJIDAE; LAEMOPHLOEIDAE; ORYZAEPHILUS SURINAMENSIS; PROSTIGMATA; RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA; TENEBRIONIDAE; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0141726880     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025755528951     Document Type: Article

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