Influence of sulfur, powdery mildew, and the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis on two-spotted spider mite in strawberry

Biological Control

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-127

  Asalf, Belachew ^a,b   Trandem, Nina ^a   Stensvand, Arne ^a   Wekesa, Vitalis W ^a,d   De Moraes, Gilberto J ^c   Klingen, Ingeborg ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d Kenya Polytechnic University College   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Biological control; Fragaria ananassa; Integrated pest management; Phytoseiulus persimilis; Podosphaera aphanis; Sulfur; Tetranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARANEAE; ERYSIPHALES; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; PHYTOSEIULUS PERSIMILIS; PODOSPHAERA; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; URTICAE;

EID: 84861820508     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2012.01.015     Document Type: Article

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