Evaluation of large-scale releases of western predatory mite for spider mite control in cotton

Biological Control

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-10

  Colfer, Ramana G ^a,b   Rosenheim, Jay A ^a   Godfrey, Larry D ^a   Hsu, Cynthia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Mission Organics   (United States)

Author keywords

Galendromus occidentallis; Gossypium hirsutum; Large scale augmentation; Spider mite biological control; T. pacificus; T. turkestani; Tetranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARANEAE; GALENDROMUS OCCIDENTALIS; GOSSYPIUM; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS PACIFICUS; TETRANYCHUS TURKESTANI; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 2142641918     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2003.09.007     Document Type: Article

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