Biology, life table and predation of Feltiella acarisuga (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) feeding on Tetranychus cinnabarinus eggs (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 418-426

  Mo, Tie Lu ^a,b   Liu, Tong Xian ^b  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cecidomyiid; Gall midge; Life table; Predation; Spider mites

Indexed keywords

ACARI; APHIDOLETES APHIDIMYZA; ARANEAE; CECIDOMYIIDAE; DIPTERA; FELTIELLA ACARISUGA; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS CINNABARINUS;

EID: 33750487778     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.07.008     Document Type: Article

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