Effects of ultraviolet radiation on predatory mites and the role of refuges in plant structures

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 695-701

  Onzo, Alexis ^a,b,c   Sabelis, Maurice W ^b   Hanna, Rachid ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Université de Parakou   (Benin)

Author keywords

Amblydromalus manihoti; Cassava green mite; Euseius fustis; Phytoseiidae; Typhlodromalus aripo

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; CASSAVA; HATCHING; MITE; MORTALITY; OVIPOSITION; PREDATOR; REFUGE; SOLAR RADIATION; TROPHIC LEVEL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASSAVA; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; MITE; OOCYTE; PLANT LEAF; PREDATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MANIHOT; MITES; OVIPOSITION; OVUM; PLANT LEAVES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ACARI; EUSEIUS FUSTIS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MONONYCHELLUS PROGRESIVUS; MONONYCHELLUS TANAJOA; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TYPHLODROMALUS ARIPO;

EID: 77952699226     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EN09206     Document Type: Article

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