Life history of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus fragariae on Tetranychus evansi and Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae) at five temperatures

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-36

  De Vasconcelos, Geraldo José Nascimento ^a   De Moraes, Gilberto José ^a   Júnior, Ítalo Delalibera ^a   Knapp, Markus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Biological control; Phytoseiulus fragariae; Predatory mites; Solanaceae; Tetranychus evansi; Tetranychus urticae; Two spotted spider mite

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP PEST; DICOTYLEDON; HOST PLANT; LABORATORY METHOD; LIFE HISTORY; MITE; PREDATOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVORSHIP; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; TEMPERATURE; TETRANYCHIDAE;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE; TETRANYCHIDAE;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ACARI; ARANEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PHYTOSEIIDAE; PHYTOSEIULUS; SOLANACEAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS EVANSI; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 43049160859     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-007-9124-8     Document Type: Article

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