Nonlethal indirect effects of a native predatory mite, Amblyseius womersleyi Schicha (Acari: Phytoseiidae), on the phytophagous mite Tetranychus kanzawai Kishida (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 109-112

  Oku, Keiko ^a   Yano, Shuichi ^a   Takafuji, Akio ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amblyseius womersleyi; Direct effects; Fitness; Nonlethal indirect effects; Tetranychus kanzawai

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYSEIUS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS; TETRANYCHUS KANZAWAI;

EID: 1342333356     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-003-0102-2     Document Type: Article

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