Competitive interactions among four pest species of earth mites (Acari: Penthaleidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 307-316

  Umina, P A ^a   Hoffmann, A A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competition; Earth mite; Halotydeus; Interactions; Penthaleus

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; BOVINAE; BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; HALOTYDEUS; HALOTYDEUS DESTRUCTOR; PENTHALEIDAE; PENTHALEUS; PENTHALEUS FALCATUS; PENTHALEUS MAJOR; PICRIS ECHIOIDES; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 17844405892     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/98.2.307     Document Type: Article

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