Life history of Euseius scutalis feeding on citrus red mite Panonychus citri at various temperatures

BioControl

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 645-654

  Kasap, Ismail ^a   Şekerǧlu, Erdal ^b  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

development; Euseius scutalis; fecundity; life table; Phytoseiidae; temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY; REARING; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE;

ACARI; ARANEAE; CITRUS; EUSEIUS; PANONYCHUS; PANONYCHUS CITRI; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE;

EID: 7744244144     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BICO.0000046733.53887.2b     Document Type: Article

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