MODIFICATION OF A LEAF-WASHING APPARATUS FOR THE RECOVERY OF MITES

Authors
JEDLICKOVA J
Citation
J. Jedlickova, MODIFICATION OF A LEAF-WASHING APPARATUS FOR THE RECOVERY OF MITES, Experimental & applied acarology, 21(5), 1997, pp. 273-277
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Experimental & applied acarology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01688162
Volume
21
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
273 - 277
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-8162(1997)21:5<273:MOALAF>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Boiler's funnel and sieve apparatus for extracting phytoseiid mites (A cari: Phytoseiidae) from leaves was modified. The modification consist ed of including a reservoir dish enabling the placing of the whole sam ple of leaves into the apparatus, attaching a collecting chamber, simp lification of the fixing of the fine lower sieve and adding an upper f ine sieve. This modification enables the rapid processing of samples o f up to 150 leaves.