BIOLOGICAL-CONTROL OF POLYPHAGOTARSONEMUS-LATUS (ACARINA, TARSONEMIDAE) IN GREENHOUSES AND FIELD TRIALS USING INTRODUCTIONS OF PREDACIOUS MITES (ACARINA, PHYTOSEIIDAE)

Authors
PENA JE OSBORNE L
Citation
Je. Pena et L. Osborne, BIOLOGICAL-CONTROL OF POLYPHAGOTARSONEMUS-LATUS (ACARINA, TARSONEMIDAE) IN GREENHOUSES AND FIELD TRIALS USING INTRODUCTIONS OF PREDACIOUS MITES (ACARINA, PHYTOSEIIDAE), Entomophaga, 41(2), 1996, pp. 279-285
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Entomophaga → ACNP
ISSN journal
00138959
Volume
41
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
279 - 285
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-8959(1996)41:2<279:BOP(T>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Effect of predation of 2 phytoseiid species on the broad mite Polyphag otarsonemus latus (Banks) was studied on bean and lime plants in the g reenhouse and in the field in lime. Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) maintained mite density at low levels, whereas the effect of Neoseiul us barkeri (Hughes) was erratic. N. californicus, together with a comp lex of indigenous predacious mites, kept P. latus density below econom ic damaging levels on lime fruits.