Life history of the predatory mites Neoseiulus paspalivorus and Proctolaelaps bickleyi, candidates for biological control of Aceria guerreronis

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-61

  Lawson Balagbo, L M ^a,d   Gondim Jr , M G C ^b   De Moraes, G J ^c   Hanna, R ^a   Schausberger, P ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aceria guerreronis; Biological control; Coconut; Natural control; Neoseiulus paspalivorus; Proctolaelaps bickleyi

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DICOTYLEDON; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; KEYSTONE SPECIES; LABORATORY METHOD; LIFE HISTORY; MATING DISRUPTION; MITE; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; COCONUT; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LONGEVITY; MALE; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; COCOS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FRUIT; LONGEVITY; MALE; MITES; OVIPOSITION; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ACARI; ACERIA GUERRERONIS; ARANEAE; ASCIDAE; COCOS NUCIFERA; ERIOPHYIDAE; ERIOPHYOIDEA; FUNGI; MUCORACEAE; NEOSEIULUS PASPALIVORUS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; PROCTOLAELAPS; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS STOLONIFER; STENEOTARSONEMUS; TARSONEMIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 34548682603     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-007-9101-2     Document Type: Article

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