Temperature-dependent development of Phytoseius plumifer (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Systematic and Applied Acarology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 172-181

  Gorji, Mina Kouhjani ^a   Kamali, Karim ^a   Fathipour, Yaghoub ^a   Aghdam, Hossein Ranjbar ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Phytoseius plumifer; Temperature dependent development; Tetranychus urticae; Thermal constant; Thermal thresholds

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251481702     PISSN: 13621971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11158/saa.13.3.2     Document Type: Article

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