European earwig, Forficula auricularia L. (Dermaptera: Forficulidae), as a predator of the redlegged earth mite, Halotydeus destructor (Tucker) (Acarina: Penthaleidae)

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-185

  Weiss, Michael J ^a   McDonald, Garrick ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURE VICTORIA RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Forficula auricularia; Halotydeus destructor; Predation

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AURICULARIA; DERMAPTERA; FORFICULA; FORFICULA AURICULARIA; FORFICULIDAE; HALOTYDEUS; HALOTYDEUS DESTRUCTOR; PENTHALEIDAE;

EID: 0346390540     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1998.tb01569.x     Document Type: Article

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