Functional responses and prey-stage preferences of three species of predacious mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on citrus red mite, Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 345-352

  Xiao, Yingfang ^a,b   Fadamiro, Henry Y ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional response; Galendromus occidentalis; Neoseiulus californicus; Panonychus citri; Phytoseiulus persimilis; Prey stage preference

Indexed keywords

ACARI; CITRUS; CITRUS UNSHIU; GALENDROMUS OCCIDENTALIS; NEOSEIULUS CALIFORNICUS; PANONYCHUS CITRI; PHYTOSEIIDAE; PHYTOSEIULUS PERSIMILIS; TETRANYCHIDAE;

EID: 77950341179     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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