Strategies for control of the redlegged earth mite in Australia

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1506-1513

  Ridsdill Smith, T J ^a,b   Hoffmann, A A ^c   Mangano, G P ^d   Gower, J M ^c   Pavri, C C ^e   Umina, P A ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; EGG; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MITE; PASTURE; PEST CONTROL; SEEDLING;

ACARI; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; HALOTYDEUS DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 55849134076     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA08020     Document Type: Review

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