Effects of dispersal, predators (Acari: Phytoseiidae), weather, and ground cover treatments on populations of Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) in apple orchards

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 862-874

  Hardman, John Michael ^a   Jensen, Klaus I N ^a   Franklin, Jeffrey L ^a   Moreau, Debra L ^a  

^a Agriculture and Agri Food Canada ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Amblyseius fallacis; Ground cover; Tetranychus urticae; Typhlodromus pyri; Weather

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYSEIUS FALLACIS; MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; TYPHLODROMUS PYRI;

EID: 20544465425     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-98.3.862     Document Type: Article

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