Exploration of the acarine fauna on coconut palm in Brazil with emphasis on Aceria guerreronis (Acari: Eriophyidae) and its natural enemies

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-96

  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; Biocontrol; Coconut; Diversity; Natural enemies

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; EVERGREEN TREE; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; MITE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; COCONUT; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; INFESTATION; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT DISEASE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; WEATHER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; COCOS; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; MITE INFESTATIONS; MITES; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT DISEASES; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; WEATHER;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ACARI; ACERIA GUERRERONIS; AMBLYSEIUS LARGOENSIS; ASCIDAE; COCOS NUCIFERA; ERIOPHYIDAE; LASIOSEIUS; NEOSEIULUS; NEOSEIULUS PASPALIVORUS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; PROCTOLAELAPS; STENEOTARSONEMUS; TARSONEMIDAE;

EID: 38549179801     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485307005421     Document Type: Article

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