Life history of predatory mites typhlodromus athiasae and amblyseius cabonus (acari: Phytoseiidae) on two pest mites as prey, with special reference to eriophyes dioscoridis (acari: Eriophyidae)

Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1088-1095

  Momen, Faten M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acari; Amblyseius cabonus; Eriophyidae; Life table; Phytoseiidae; Typhlodromus athiasae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYSEIUS CABONUS; ARANEAE; ERIOPHYES DIOSCORIDIS; ERIOPHYIDAE; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; TYPHLODROMUS ATHIASAE;

EID: 71049162508     PISSN: 03235408     EISSN: 14772906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03235400701622204     Document Type: Article

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