Mites of Greenhouses: Identification, Biology and ControlMites are among the most important arthropods in greenhouses, both as pests causing economic injury to greenhouse crops, and as natural enemies used in the biological control of pest insects and other mites. Because of their minute size, mites are much less well known than insects. This book describes the biology, identification and control of such mites and the topics covered include an introduction to the Acari, illustrated keys to orders, families and selected species, the control of pest mites, and the role of beneficial mites in biological control. The book will be of interest to those working in entomology, crop protection and horticulture. |
Contents
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Introduction to Acari | 11 |
Opilioacariformes | 12 |
Methods Techniques | 33 |
Orius 64 67 188 | 37 |
Spider Mites | 47 |
Overwinter 50 88 114 | 50 |
Hexythiazox 60 109 | 60 |
Kalanchoë 152 153 | 132 |
Acarid Mites | 141 |
Kenya 90 | 143 |
Other Pest Mites | 163 |
Phytoseiid Mites | 171 |
Key to genera and species of Phy | 174 |
Laelapid Mites | 203 |
Plants grown in greenhouses 5 | 206 |
Holothyrida 19 20 | 66 |
Pakistan | 68 |
False Spider Mites | 87 |
Paraphytoseius multidentatus 66 | 88 |
Tarsonemid Mites | 99 |
Philippines 66 | 101 |
Ireland 115 | 115 |
Eriophyoid Mites | 127 |
Other Beneficial Mites | 211 |
Lambdacyhalothrin 132 | 212 |
Glossary | 221 |
Mite Information Sources | 229 |
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Acari acaricides acariform Acarina Acarology adult females aedeagus Amblyseius apodeme Applied Acarology biocontrol biological control biology and control Brevipalpus broad mite Bryobia bulb mite Bulletin californicus chelicerae citrus claws colour crops cucumber damage deutonymph diapause dicofol distal dorsal setae dorsal shield echinopus effective egg to adult eggs per day empodium Eriophyidae genera genital genus glasshouse greenhouses HISTORY AND BIOLOGY host plants humidity Hussey Hypoaspis hysterosoma idiosoma infested insects Jeppson Journal kanzawai known larvae legs Lindquist ludeni lycopersici males movable digits Natural Enemies Neoseiulus nymphs obovatus occidentalis opisthosoma ornamental plants pairs of setae palps pest control phytoseiid phytoseiid mites Phytoseiulus persimilis Polyphagotarsonemus latus Banks population predators predatory mites prey prodorsal prodorsum propodosoma protonymph putrescentiae References & suggested released Sabelis setae solenidion species stigmata strawberry suggested further reading Tarsonemidae tarsus temperature Tetranychidae Tetranychus cinnabarinus Tetranychus urticae Tetranychus urticae Koch thrips tibia tomato russet mite Tyrophagus ventral Zhang µm long
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Page ix - The book is divided into three main parts. The first part is devoted to graphical techniques describing the distributions of the variables involved.