Biological control of twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, with predatory mite, Neoseiulus californicus, in strawberries

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-119

  Fraulo, Aimee B ^a   Liburd, Oscar E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Control costs; Predatory mites; Prey density; Southeastern United States; Timed releases

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FRUIT; GROWING SEASON; MITE; PREDATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FOOD CHAIN; METHODOLOGY; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; SEASON; STRAWBERRY; TETRANYCHIDAE; TIME;

ANIMALS; FOOD CHAIN; FRAGARIA; MITES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEASONS; TETRANYCHIDAE; TIME FACTORS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; ARANEAE; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; NEOSEIULUS CALIFORNICUS; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 35348887077     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-007-9109-7     Document Type: Article

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