| [mites associated with soybean crop in rio grande do sul state, brazil]. | during the last growing seasons, high infestations of phytophagous mites were observed in the state of rio grande do sul, brazil, becoming necessary to apply pesticides for their control. the objective of this study was to identify phytophagous and predatory mite species associated with soybean in ten counties of that state, during the 2002/03 and 2003/04 growing seasons, in five soybean cultivars (a 6001 rg, a 7001 rg, a 8000 rg, a 8100 rg, anta 82), all genetically modified. in samples of soyb ... | 2007 | 17607464 |
| life history of the predatory mite phytoseiulus fragariae on tetranychus evansi and tetranychus urticae (acari: phytoseiidae, tetranychidae) at five temperatures. | tetranychus evansi baker and pritchard and tetranychus urticae koch (acari: tetranychidae) are important pests of solanaceae in many countries. several studies have demonstrated that t. urticae is an acceptable prey to many predatory mites, although the suitability of this prey depends on the host plant. t. evansi, has been shown to be an unfavorable prey to most predatory mites that have been tested against it. the predator phytoseiulus fragariae denmark and schicha (acari: phytoseiidae) has be ... | 2008 | 18058026 |
| search for effective natural enemies of tetranychus evansi (acari: tetranychidae) in northwest argentina. | the mite tetranychus evansi baker & pritchard (tetranychidae) probably originated in south america. because of its importance as a tomato pest in africa, an extensive project has been conducted to detect potentially effective natural enemies in south america for the classical biological control of the pest in africa. a search for the natural enemies of t. evansi was conducted in the province of tucumán, northwestern argentina, in december 2004, and this report describes the results. one hundred ... | 2007 | 17851767 |