Mite pests of major importance on indigenous leafy vegetables in Benin: The search for appropriate control strategies

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 752, Issue , 2007, Pages 311-317

  Adango, Etienne ^a,b   Onzo, Alexis ^b   Hanna, Rachid ^b   Atachi, Pierre ^c   James, Braima ^b  

^a Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du B nin   (Portugal)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

Phytoseiidae; Polyphagotarsonemus latus; T. ludeni; Tarsonemidae; Tetranychidae; Tranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; POLYPHAGOTARSONEMUS LATUS; SOLANUM; SOLANUM MACROCARPON; TARSONEMIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; URTICAE;

EID: 70449436123     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2007.752.53     Document Type: Conference Paper

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