Impact of two formulations of the acaricide bifenazate on the spider mite predator Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-105

  Steiner, Marilyn Y ^a   Spohr, Lorraine J ^a   Goodwin, Stephen ^a  

^a Gosford Primary Industries Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

IPM; Pesticide side effects; Phytoseiid mite

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARANEAE; PHYTOSEIIDAE; PHYTOSEIULUS PERSIMILIS; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 79951825097     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2010.00789.x     Document Type: Article

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