Parasitism of Acarophenax lacunatus (Cross&Krantz) (prostigmata: acarophenacidae) on Dinoderus minutus (Fabr.) (coleoptera: bostrichidae);Parasitismo de Acarophenax lacunatus (Cross&Krantz) (prostigmata: acarophenacidae) sobre Dinoderus minutus (Fabr.) (coleoptera: bostrichidae)

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 245-248

  De Oliveira, Carlos R F ^a   D'A Faroni, Lêda R ^a   Guedes, Raul N C ^a   Pallini, Angelo ^a   Goncalves, Josér ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological control; Mite; Stored cassava

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748579349     PISSN: 1519556X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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