Demographic effects of pesticides on biological control of Pacific spider mite (Tetranychus pacificus) by the western predatory mite (Galendromus occidentalis)

Biological Control

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 267-273

  Stavrinides, Menelaos C ^a   Mills, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Grapes; Instantaneous rate of increase; Microcosms; Pesticides; Predator; Vineyards

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARANEAE; GALENDROMUS OCCIDENTALIS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS PACIFICUS; VITACEAE;

EID: 58849159968     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.10.017     Document Type: Article

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