Biological control of broad mites (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) with the generalist predator Amblyseius swirskii

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-34

  van Maanen, Roos ^a   Vila, Enrico ^b   Sabelis, Maurice W ^a   Janssen, Arne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Agrobio SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological control; Broad mites; Greenhouse whitefly; Sweet pepper; Western flower thrips

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GENERALIST; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; MITE; OVIPOSITION; POLLEN; PREDATOR; THRIPS; VINE; WHITEFLY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DIET; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; MALE; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; PEPPER; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; CAPSICUM; DIET; FEMALE; MALE; MITES; OVIPOSITION; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPAIN;

SPAIN;

ACARI; ALEYRODIDAE; AMBLYSEIUS SWIRSKII; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; FRANKLINIELLA OCCIDENTALIS; PHYTOSEIIDAE; POLYPHAGOTARSONEMUS LATUS; TRIALEURODES VAPORARIORUM;

EID: 77955175873     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-010-9343-2     Document Type: Article

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