Assessing biological control of Acarus siro by Cheyletus malaccensis under laboratory conditions: Effect of temperatures and prey density

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 335-340

  Pekár, Stano ^a   Hubert, Jan ^b  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acarus siro; Cheyletus malaccensis; Grain store; Lower development threshold; Predator prey dynamics

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ACARUS SIRO; CHEYLETUS; CHEYLETUS MALACCENSIS;

EID: 50649120605     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2008.02.011     Document Type: Article

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