How do Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) females penetrate densely webbed spider mite nests?

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-106

  Montserrat, M ^a   De La Pena F ^a   Hormaza, J I ^a   Gonzalez Fernandez J J ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

'Web nest'; Persea americana; Predatory mite; Prey refuge; Tetranychidae

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; LABORATORY METHOD; MITE; NEST; REFUGE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; CLIMATE; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; MITE; OOCYTE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; TREE;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MITES; OVIPOSITION; OVUM; PERSEA; PLANT LEAVES; TREES;

ACARI; ARANEAE; NEOSEIULUS CALIFORNICUS; OLIGONYCHUS PERSEAE; PERSEA; PERSEA AMERICANA; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE;

EID: 43449088214     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-008-9137-y     Document Type: Article

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