Biology, 2021 A 12-month consecutive investigation was made at Jingha village in southern Yunnan of southwest China from April 2016 to March 2017. A total of 2053 Indochinese forest rats (Rattus andamanensis Blyth, 1860) were captured and examined, which account for ...
Peng-Wu Yin +8 more
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Pest species diversity enhances control of spider mites and whiteflies by a generalist phytoseiid predator [PDF]
, 2010 To test the hypothesis that pest species diversity enhances biological pest control with generalist predators, we studied the dynamics of three major pest species on greenhouse cucumber: Western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande ...
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Parasite, 2022 The Chinese mole shrew, Anourosorex squamipes Milne-Edwards, 1872, is a common species of insectivorous mammal in Southwest China. Based on field investigations between 2001 and 2019, the present study reports the infestation of chiggers (larvae of ...
Li Bei +9 more
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Domestic ventilation rates, indoor humidity and dust mite allergens : are our homes causing the asthma pandemic? [PDF]
, 2003 This paper is concerned with historical changes in domestic ventilation rates, relative humidity and the associated risk of house dust mite colonization.
A Lawson +21 more
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Resistance status of the carmine spider mite, Tetranychus cinnabarinus and the twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae to selected acaricides on strawberries. [PDF]
, 2015 The carmine spider mite, Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisduval) and the twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, are serious pests of strawberries and many other horticultural crops.
Bi, Jian-Long +3 more
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Efficacy of diatomaceous earth and sulfur on some mites under laboratory and semi –field conditions
Persian Journal of AcarologyLaboratory tests and semi-field evaluation were carried out to examine the acaricidal effect of four concentrations of diatomaceous earth (DE) and sulfur against four mites: Tetranychus urticae (Tetranychidae), Rhizoglyphus echinopus (Acaridae ...
Rania H. Mahmoud +2 more
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Activity and Diversity of Collembola (Insecta) and Mites (Acari) in Litter of a Degraded Midwestern Oak Woodland [PDF]
, 2018 Litter-inhabiting Collembola and mites were sampled using pitfall traps over a twelve-month period from four sub-communities within a 100-acre (40-ha) oak-woodland complex in northern Cook County, Illinois.
Funk, Florrie M +3 more
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Behavioral modulation of the coexistence between Apis melifera and Varroa destructor: A defense against colony colapse disorder? [PDF]
, 2015 Colony Collapse Disorder has become a global problem for beekeepers and for the crops which depend on bee polination. Multiple factors are known to increase the risk of colony colapse, and the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor that parasitizes honey ...
Bliman, Pierre Alexandre +2 more
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Viruses, 2019 Viral metagenomics and high throughput sequence mining have revealed unexpected diversity, and the potential presence, of parvoviruses in animals from all phyla.
Sarah François +12 more
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Persian Journal of AcarologyIn Egypt, serious piercing-sucking pests such as the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, white fly, Bemisia tabaci, the broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus, and the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae cause significant yield ...
Ashraf said Elhalawany +3 more
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