Effects of host plant and temperature on growth and reproduction of the strawberry spider mite Tetranychus Turkestani Ugarov & Nikolski (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Systematic and Applied Acarology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-32

  Sohrabi, Fariba ^a   Shishehbor, Parviz ^a  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Development; Iran; Life table; Plant effect; Tetranychus turkestani

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960173031     PISSN: 13621971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11158/saa.13.1.2     Document Type: Article

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