Plant Responses to Phytophagous Mites/Thrips and Search for Resistance
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Comparison of thread-cutting behaviour in three specialist predatory mites to cope with complex webs of Tetranychus spider mites [PDF]
Anti-predator defenses provided by complex webs of Tetranychus mites can severely impede the performance of generalist predatory mites, whereas this may not be true for specialist predatory mites.
Shimoda, T. +4 more
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Phytophagous and predatory mites in slovenia
A chronology and review of previous publications on the occurrence and description of plant-inhabiting mites in Slovenia is presented. The list of mites recorded in Slovenia includes six species of Tetranychidae, which were first recorded by Janezic in 1951 and 1975.
Bohinc, Tanja, Trdan, Stanislav
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The Predictability of Phytophagous Insect Communities: Host Specialists as Habitat Specialists [PDF]
The difficulties specialized phytophagous insects face in finding habitats with an appropriate host should constrain their dispersal. Within the concept of metacommunities, this leads to the prediction that host-plant specialists should sort into local ...
ter Braak, C.J.F. +18 more
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Diversity of mites in blackberry genotypes in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
: Blackberry is part of the small-fruit group and the blackberry cultivation area is expanding as an important option for small farmers using the agroecological production system. Mites are prominent among the world’s major crop pests, as they can affect
Claudia Teresita Olmedo Trinidad +4 more
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INCIDENCE and SEASONAL FLUCTUATION of MITES INHABITING SPONGE GOURD, Luffa cylindrica M. ROEM. at SHARKIA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT [PDF]
The present work was carried out to study the incidence and population fluctuation of mites inhabiting Luffa cylindrica M.Roem. in three districts at Sharkia Governorate, Egypt.
O. Mohamed
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Phytophagous mites and their management on ornamental plants
Several phytophagous mite species, including spider mites, eriophyid mites, tarsonemid mites, flat mites, and bulb mites, are pests of ornamental plants.
Chong, Juang Horng
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INCIDENCE AND SEASONAL ABUNDANCE OF PHYTOPHAGOUS AND PREDATORY MITES INHABITING SOYBEAN PLANTS IN RELATION TO SOME WEATHER FACTORS AT KAFR EL-SHEIKH [PDF]
Field experiments were carried out to survey the mite species inhabiting soybean fields at Kafr El-Sheikh during three successive seasons; 2002, 2003 and 2004 as well as the seasonal abundance of the phytophagous mite and its relation to the predatory ...
A. El-Shennawy, M. Mowafi, R. Magouz,
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Organic viticulture as an important aspect of conserving biodiversity in Crimean agrocenoses [PDF]
The current status of the global organic viticulture is discussed. The challenge of conservation of species and landscape biodiversity in the Crimea is actualized.
Volkova Marina +3 more
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Mites Inhabit Fig Trees at Menoufia Governorate with Control of Phytophagous Mites [PDF]
In a field survey, Aceria fictis, Tetranychtis urticae and the predator, Phytoseius finitimtis, were registered on fig trees from mid of March 2013 to mid of January 2014. A. fiicus population reached its peak at mid September with mean number of 29.05 individuals/leaf. T. iirticne at the end of August with mean number of 10.9 individuals/leaf, whereas
Safaa Abo-Taka, H. Heikal, Samah Zakaria
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