Effect of the biological control agent Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on arthropod community structure in North Florida strawberry fields

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 436-445

  Fraulo, Aimee B ^a   McSorley, Robert ^b   Liburd, Oscar E ^b  

^a MacArthur Agro Ecology Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropod assemblage; Biological control; Pest management; Strawberry ecosystem; Twospotted spider mite

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BIOCONTROL AGENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIVERSITY INDEX; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD METHOD; GROWING SEASON; HERB; MITE; PEST CONTROL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; NEOSEIULUS CALIFORNICUS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; URTICAE;

EID: 51849157873     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2008)91[436:EOTBCA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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