Mites of cassava (manihot esculenta crantz) habitats in southern

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-164

  Zannou, Ignace D ^a   Hanna, Rachid ^a,f   de Moraes, Gilberto J ^b   Kreiter, Serge ^c   Phiri, George ^d   Jone, Abu ^e  

^a International Institute of Tropical Agriculture   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO   (France)

^d Makoka Research Station   (Malawi)

^e Ministry of Agric/Rural Devmt   (Mozambique)

^f c/o L W Lambourn ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acari; Biodiversity; Biological control; Malawi; Mozambique; Phytoseiidae; Predators; Tetranychidae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYSEIUS; EUSEIUS; EUSEIUS FUSTIS; IPHISEIUS DEGENERANS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MONONYCHELLUS PROGRESIVUS; MONONYCHELLUS TANAJOA; NEOSEIULUS TEKE; PHYTOSEIIDAE; PHYTOSEIUS; TETRANYCHIDAE; TYPHLODROMALUS; TYPHLODROMALUS ARIPO; TYPHLODROMALUS SALTUS; TYPHLODROMUS;

EID: 22844450416     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647950508683667     Document Type: Article

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