Potential of the predatory mite, Amblyseius swirskii to suppress the broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus on the gboma eggplant, Solanum macrocarpon

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Onzo, Alexis ^a,c   Houedokoho, Arnaud F ^c   Hanna, Rachid ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Cameroon)

^c Benin   (Benin)

Author keywords

African egg plant; biological control; Phytoseiidae; solanaceous crops; Tarsonemidae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYSEIUS SWIRSKII; MESOSTIGMATA; PHYTOSEIIDAE; POLYPHAGOTARSONEMUS LATUS; PROSTIGMATA; SOLANACEAE; SOLANALES; SOLANUM; SOLANUM MACROCARPON; SOLANUM MELONGENA; TARSONEMIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

ACARI; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; LIFE TABLE; MAIZE; METHODOLOGY; NYMPH; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SOLANUM;

ACARI; ANIMALS; FEMALE; LARVA; LIFE TABLES; NYMPH; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POLLEN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SOLANUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84865774273     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.012.0701     Document Type: Article

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