Life history parameters of a commercially available Amblyseius swirskii (Acari: Phytoseiidae) fed on cattail (Typha latifolia) pollen and tomato russet mite (Aculops lycopersici)

Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 497-501

  Park, Hong Hyun ^a   Shipp, Les ^b   Buitenhuis, Rosemarije ^c   Ahn, Jeong Joon ^d  

^a National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c VINELAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Canada)

^d Andong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amblyseius swirskii; Cattail pollen; Life table parameter; Tomato russet mite

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ACULOPS LYCOPERSICI; AMBLYSEIUS SWIRSKII; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TYPHA; TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 84860407977     PISSN: 12268615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aspen.2011.07.010     Document Type: Article

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