Comparison of thermal activity thresholds of the spider mite predators Phytoseiulus macropilis and Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 435-445

  Coombs, Megan R ^a   Bale, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological control; Chill coma; CTmax; CTmin; Heat coma; Phytoseiulus macropilis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MITE; MOVEMENT; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MITE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MITES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE;

ACARI; PHYTOSEIIDAE; PHYTOSEIULUS MACROPILIS; PHYTOSEIULUS PERSIMILIS; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 84874575609     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-012-9619-9     Document Type: Article

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