Phytoseiid mites of the genus Neoseiulus Hughes (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from sub-Saharan Africa

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 241-276

  Zannou, Ignace D ^a   De Moraes, Gilberto J ^a   Ueckermann, Eddie A ^b   Oliveira, Anibal R ^a   Yaninek, John S ^c   Hanna, Rachid ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d International Institute of Tropical Agriculture   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acari; Angola; Benin; Biological control; Burundi; Cameroon; Cassava; Democratic Republic of Congo; Ghana; Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; Neoseiulus Hughes; Nigeria; Phytoseiidae; Predator; Rwanda; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Tanzania; Taxonomy; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ACARI; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; NEOSEIULUS; PHYTOSEIIDAE;

EID: 33749360855     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647950608684467     Document Type: Article

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