Ecological Interactions of Predatory Mites, <i>Cheyletus eruditus</i> (Schrank) (Trombidiformes: Cheyletidae) and <i>Cheyletus malaccensis</i> Oudemans, and Prey, <i>Liposcelis decolor</i> (Pearman) (Psocodea: Liposcelididae), under Different Thermo-Hygrometric Regimes. [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Danso JK, Opit GP, Giles KL, Noden BH.
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DISTRIBUTION AND POPULATION OF PAPAYA CARMINE SPIDER MITES AND THEIR PREDATORS
Annals of Tropical Research, 1980 Distribution pattern and population fluctuation of the carmine spider mite and its predators were studied in unsprayed Solo papaya trees grown at the Kauai Branch Experiment Station of the University of Hawaii, at Kapaa from 1978 to 1979.
Nelson M. Esguerra, Frank H. Haramoto
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ECONOMIC THRESHOLDS: AN APPLICATION TO FLORICULTURE [PDF]
This paper introduces conjunctive optimal pest management and production decision rules applied to the floriculture industry. A grower is faced with optimally controlling multiple pests and applying cultural controls to maximize the expected net present ...
Marsh, Thomas L. +2 more
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Impacts of farming practice within organic farming systems on below-ground ecology and ecosystem function [PDF]
, 2006 Maintaining ecosystem function is a key issue for sustainable farming systems which contribute broadly to global ecosystem health. A focus simply on the diversity of belowground organisms is not sufficient and there is a need to consider the contribution
Phillips, L, Stockdale, E A, Watson, C A
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Sublethal Effects of Pyridaben on the Predatory Function of Neoseiulus womersleyi
InsectsPyridaben is a widely utilized, broad-spectrum contact acaricide, which has notable sublethal effects that impair the predatory capabilities of predatory mites, but the specific mechanisms that affect the predatory functions remain underexplored.
Cancan Song +7 more
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AgricultureSoil-dwelling predatory mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) are key components of decomposer-based soil food webs and contribute to the regulation of soil microarthropods, including agricultural pests.
Sergeja Adamič Zamljen +4 more
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Not Seeing the Mites for the Hairs. Comment on Möth et al. Unexpected Effects of Local Management and Landscape Composition on Predatory Mites and Their Food Resources in Vineyards. Insects 2021, 12, 180. [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Schausberger P.
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Integrated grain storage - technology transfer for organic farming [PDF]
, 2001 The attached document is the final report of the Defra Project OF0176. Demand for organic grain continues to grow and currently in the UK much has to be imported to satisfy the market.
Anon
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Maternal diet exerts sex-specific effects on offspring' personalities in predatory mites. [PDF]
Behav EcolNguyen TH, Schausberger P.
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California Agriculture, 1956 The predatory mites,Typhlodromus cucumeris and T. reticulatus, are effective in controlling cyclamen mites—Tarsonemus pallidus—on field strawberries when they gain a fairly early general distribution in new fields, and if chemicals detrimental to them ...
C Huffaker, C Kennett
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