Seasonal fluctuation in population density of phytoseiid mites and the yellow tea thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on grape, and predation of the thrips by Euseius sojaensis (Ehara) (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 727-730

  Shibao, Manabu ^a   Ehara, Shôzô ^b   Hosomi, Akihiro ^a   Tanaka, Hiroshi ^a  

^a Agric   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Euseius sojaensis; Phytoseiid mites; Population density; Predation; Scirtothrips dorsalis

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYSEIUS; EUSEIUS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; SCIRTOTHRIPS DORSALIS; THRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA; VITIS SP.;

EID: 13444261273     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2004.727     Document Type: Article

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