Effects of pesticides on mite predators (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and colonization of apple trees by Tetranychus urticae

Phytoparasitica

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 449-462

  Hardman, John M ^a   Franklin, Jeffrey L ^a   Jensen, Klaus I N ^a   Moreau, Debra L ^a  

^a Agriculture and Agri Food Canada ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Amblyseius fallacis; Apple orchards; Colonization success; Fungicides; Immigration rates; Phytoseiid predators; Tetranychus urticae; Toxicity scores; Typhlodromus pyri

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYSEIUS FALLACIS; ARANEAE; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; TYPHLODROMUS PYRI;

EID: 33750921937     PISSN: 03342123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02981199     Document Type: Article

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