Predaceous Mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) for Control of Spider Mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Nursery Citrus

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 121-130

  Grafton Cardwell, Elizabeth E ^a,b   Ouyang, Yuling ^a,b   Striggow, Rebecka A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Citrus; Citrus red mite; Nursery; Predaceous mite; Twospotted spider mite

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYSEIUS; ARANEAE; CITRUS; EUSEIUS; EUSEIUS STIPULATUS; GALENDROMUS; GALENDROMUS OCCIDENTALIS; NEOSEIULUS CALIFORNICUS; NEOSIEULUS; PANONYCHUS CITRI; PHYTOSEIIDAE; PHYTOSEIULUS; PHYTOSEIULUS LONGIPES; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; URTICAE;

EID: 0642300832     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/26.1.121     Document Type: Article

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