Comparative life history traits of three neotropical phytoseiid mites maintained on plant-based diets

Biological Control

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 32-39

  Gnanvossou, Désiré ^a   Hanna, Rachid ^a   Yaninek, J Steve ^a,b   Toko, Muaka ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cassava; Leucaena leucocephala; Life table; Neoseiulus idaeus; Pollen; Ricinus communis; Typhlodromalus aripo; Typhlodromalus manihoti; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ACARI; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MONONYCHELLUS TANAJOA; NEOSEIULUS IDAEUS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; RICINUS COMMUNIS; TYPHLODROMALUS ARIPO; TYPHLODROMALUS MANIHOTI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 24944516160     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.05.013     Document Type: Article

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