Biology, ecology, and management of the bulb mites of the genus Rhizoglyphus (Acari: Acaridae)

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 85-113

  Diaz A ^a,b   Okabe, K ^c   Eckenrode, C J ^a   Villani, M G ^a   Oconnor, B M ^d  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT CAYEY   (Puerto Rico)

^c NATIONAL VETERINARY ASSAY LABORATORY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acaridae; Allium; Bulb mite; Management; Rhizoglyphus; Soil pests

Indexed keywords

MITE; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CLASSIFICATION; CROP; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; LILIACEAE; MITES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

ACARI; ACARIDAE; ALLIUM; ANIMALIA; DAUCUS CAROTA; INVERTEBRATA; LILIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; RHIZOGLYPHUS; SOLANUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0342297896     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006304300657     Document Type: Article

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