Effect of prey density on reproduction, prey consumption and sex-ratio of Amblyseius barkeri (Acari : Phytoseiidae)

Acarologia

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages

  Momen, F M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Amblyseius barkeri; Oviposition; Prey consumption rates; Prey density; Sex ratio; Tetranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

EID: 18544409554     PISSN: 0044586X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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