Free-living mesostigmatic mites in Australia: Their roles in biological control and bioindication

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 460-478

  Beaulieu, F ^a,c   Weeks, A R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agroecosystems; Community structure; Ecological indicators; Insect pests; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOINDICATOR; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HOST SPECIFICITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MITE; NATIVE SPECIES; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ACARI; ARANEAE; CITRUS; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MESOSTIGMATA; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; VITIS;

EID: 33947245508     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA05341     Document Type: Review

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