Density suppression of the citrus red mite Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae) due to the occurrence of Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Satsuma mandarin

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 679-684

  Katayama, Haruki ^a   Masui, Shinichi ^b   Tsuchiya, Masatoshi ^b,c   Tatara, Akio ^a   Doi, Makoto ^a   Kaneko, Shuji ^a   Saito, Tsutomu ^a,d  

^a Shizuoka Agric Experiment Station   (Japan)

^b Shizuoka Citrus Experiment Station   (Japan)

^c Shizuoka Agriculture and Forestry Office   (Japan)

^d SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Citrus red mite; Natural enemy; Neoseiulus californicus; Phytoseiid mite; Satsuma mandarin

Indexed keywords

ACARI; CITRUS; NEOSEIULUS CALIFORNICUS; PANONYCHUS CITRI; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 33847290993     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: 1347605X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2006.679     Document Type: Article

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