Epizootic of acalitus vaccinii (Acari: Eriophyidea) caused by hirsutella thompsonii on southern highbush blueberry in north-centralFlorida

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 601-607

  Weibelzahl, Elke ^a   Liburd, Oscar E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acalitus vaccinii; Blueberry bud mite; Epizootic; Hirsutella thompsonii; Southern highbush blueberry

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP PEST; DISEASE INCIDENCE; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGUS; MITE; PEST SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ACALITUS VACCINII; ACARI; HIRSUTELLA THOMPSONII; NEMATODA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 74549208554     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/024.092.0412     Document Type: Article

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