Inventory of predacious mites in Quebec commercial apple orchards where integrated pest management programs are implemented

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 536-544

  Bostanian, N J ^a   Hardman, J M ^b   Racette, G ^a   Franklin, J ^b   Lasnier, J ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Ag Cord Inc ^*  (Canada)

^c Ag Cord Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anystidae; Biological control; Erythraeidae; Phytoseiidae; Stigmaeidae

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FAUNA; MITE; ORCHARD; PEST CONTROL; SPECIES INVENTORY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ACARI; AGISTEMUS FLESCHNERI; AMBLYSEIUS; AMBLYSEIUS FALLACIS; AMBLYSEIUS FINLANDICUS; ANYSTIDAE; ANYSTIS BACCARUM; ERYTHRAEIDAE; MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PHYTOSEIIDAE; STIGMAEIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TYPHLODROMUS; TYPHLODROMUS PYRI;

EID: 33750901459     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2006)99[536:IOPMIQ]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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