Prey range of the predatory mite Cheyletus malaccensis (Acari: Cheyletidae) and its efficacy in the control of seven stored-product pests

Biological Control

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Cebolla, Ruth ^a,c   Pekár, Stano ^b   Hubert, Jan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biological control; Grain; Mites; Population growth; Storage; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ACARUS SIRO; ALEUROGLYPHUS OVATUS; ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA; CALOGLYPHUS; CHEYLETIDAE; CHEYLETUS MALACCENSIS; HEXAPODA; KUEHNIELLA; LEPIDOGLYPHUS DESTRUCTOR; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TYROPHAGUS PUTRESCENTIAE;

EID: 67349123410     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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