Comparison of methods for estimating the prevalence of Neozygites floridana in Tetranychus urticae populations infesting strawberries

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-6

  Nordengen, I ^a   Klingen, I ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Methods; Neozygites floridana; Prevalence; Strawberries; Tetranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; STRAWBERRY; TETRANYCHIDAE;

ANIMALS; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FEMALE; FRAGARIA; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PREVALENCE; TETRANYCHIDAE;

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; NEOZYGITES FLORIDANA; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 33646155111     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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