Natural enemies of mass-reared predatory mites (family Phytoseiidae) used for biological pest control

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 46, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 299-306

  Bjørnson, Susan ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amblyseius; Bacteria; Disease; Metaseiulus; Microorganisms; Microsporidia; Neoseiulus; Phytoseiids; Phytoseiulus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; MITE; PEST CONTROL;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSPORIDA; MITE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MICROSPORIDIA; MITES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

ACARI; ACARIICOMES PHYTOSEIULI; AMBLYSEIUS; ARANEAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INVERTEBRATA; METASEIULUS; METASEIULUS OCCIDENTALIS; MICROSPORIDIA; NEOSEIULUS; NEOSEIULUS BARKERI; NEOSEIULUS CUCUMERIS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; PHYTOSEIULUS; PHYTOSEIULUS PERSIMILIS; RICKETTSIELLA; TETRANYCHIDAE; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 57349189033     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-008-9187-1     Document Type: Review

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