Occurrence of Pyemotes sp. on Tuta absoluta (Meyrick)

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 929-932

  De Oliveira, Carlos Romero Ferreira ^a   Matos, Cláudia Helena Cysneiros ^a,b   Hatano, Eduardo ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological control; Mite; Parasitism; Tomato leafminer

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AGROMYZIDAE; GRACILLARIIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PYEMOTES; TUTA ABSOLUTA;

EID: 41749086932     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-89132007000700003     Document Type: Article

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