A sensitive bioassay for spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) repellency: A double bond makes a difference

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 215-224

  Snyder, John C ^a   Antonious, George F ^b   Thacker, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropod; Avoidance; Behavior; Deterrence; Insect; Lycopersicon; Non preference; Solanum habrochaites; Tomato

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; PESTICIDE;

ALKANE; ALKENE; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; HOMOLOGY; HYDROCARBON; MITE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; ORGANIC ACID; POTATO; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL BONDING; CHEMICAL CONTROL; FRUIT; REPELLENT; SECRETION; TRICHOME; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; TETRANYCHIDAE;

ALKANES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FEMALE; PESTICIDES; TETRANYCHIDAE;

ACARI; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; LYCOPERSICON HIRSUTUM; SOLANUM; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 80355146614     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-011-9472-2     Document Type: Article

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