Comparative toxicity of botanical and reduced-risk insecticides to Mediterranean populations of Tetranychus urticae and Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari Tetranychidae, Phytoseiidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-21

  Duso, Carlo ^a   Malagnini, Valeria ^a   Pozzebon, Alberto ^a   Castagnoli, Marisa ^b   Liguori, Marialivia ^b   Simoni, Sauro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological control; Integrated pest management; Pesticide side effects; Phytoseiidae; Phytoseiulus persimilis; Tetranychidae; Tetranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ALEYRODIDAE; APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; PHYTOSEIIDAE; PHYTOSEIULUS PERSIMILIS; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 51649091344     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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