| how species-specific is the phoretic relationship between the broad mite, polyphagotarsonemus latus (acari: tarsonemidae), and its insect hosts? | broad mite, polyphagotarsonemus latus (acari: tarsonemidae), is a serious plant pest in tropical and subtropical regions. phoretic associations between broad mite and two genera of whiteflies (insecta: homoptera: aleyrodidae). namely bemisia and trialeurodes, have been reported from different parts of the world. our purpose was to determine the specificity of the association between the mite and its phoretic hosts. two host plants, potatoes and cucumbers, were used to study these relationships i ... | 2001 | 11523917 |
| morphometric and molecular analysis of the encarsia inaron species-group (hymenoptera: aphelinidae), parasitoids of whiteflies (hemiptera: aleyrodidae). | several series of host-reared specimens of an encarsia species, initially thought to be the cosmopolitan encarsia inaron (walker), were collected in the azores islands (portugal). subsequent morphometric analysis supported the presence of two species: e. inaron and a new species, described herein as encarsia estrellae manzari & polaszek sp. n. encarsia estrellae was reared from aleyrodes singularis danzig, a. ?singularis, and bemisia sp. afer-group on several host plants. in addition, the d2 reg ... | 2002 | 12020376 |