Pre-adult development of Phytoseiulus persimilis on diets of Tetranychus urticae and Tetranychus lintearius: Implications for the biological control of Ulex europaeus

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-145

  Davies, Jamie T ^a,b   Ireson, John E ^a   Allen, Geoff R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological control; Development; Generation time ratio; Natural enemy; Phytoseiulus persimilis; Tetranychus lintearius; Tetranychus urticae; Ulex europaeus

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; DIET; LEGUME; MITE; MORTALITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIFE CYCLE; LONGEVITY; METHODOLOGY; MITE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; TEMPERATURE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TIME; ULEX EUROPAEUS;

ANIMALS; DIET; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; LONGEVITY; MITES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TIME FACTORS; ULEX;

ACARI; PHYTOSEIIDAE; PHYTOSEIULUS PERSIMILIS; TETRANYCHUS LINTEARIUS; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; ULEX EUROPAEUS;

EID: 58149197767     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-008-9198-y     Document Type: Article

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