The attachment and stylostome of Trombidium newelli (Acari: Trombidiidae), an ectoparasitic mite on adults of alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 323-333

  Mohamed, Abdulaziz M A ^a,b   Hogg, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NONE   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Alfalfa weevil; Ectoparasite; Hypera postica; Stylostome; Tromhidium newelli

Indexed keywords

ECTOPARASITE; FEEDING ECOLOGY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MORPHOLOGY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVA; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WEEVIL;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LARVA; MITES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; WEEVILS;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HYPERA POSTICA; INSECTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TROMBIDIIDAE; TROMBIDIUM;

EID: 11944270125     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-004-0202-x     Document Type: Article

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