Molecular characterization of mite populations of Euseius citrifolius Denmark & Muma and Euseius concordis (Chant) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) using sequences of the ITS1 and ITS2 regions;Caracterização Molecular de Populações de Euseius citrifolius Denmark & Muma e Euseius concordis (Chant) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) Utilizando o Seqüenciamento das Regiões ITS1 e ITS2

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 591-596

  Noronha, Aloyséia C S ^a   Mota, Adilson ^a   Moraes, Gilberto J ^b   Coutinho, Luiz L ^c  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b CNPq   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological control; DNA; Phytoseiid; Predator

Indexed keywords

ACARI; EUSEIUS; EUSEIUS CONCORDIS; PHYTOSEIIDAE;

EID: 70549108879     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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