Functional response of Cydnodromus picanus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Functional response of Cydnodromus picanus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

The functional response of adult females of predatory mite Cydnodromus picanus Ragusa (Acari: Phytoseiidae) was evaluated at different egg densities (5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 100 and 150 eggs per predator) of Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae), which had 16, 42 and 65 h since...

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Main Authors: Víctor Ernesto Tello Mercado, Miguel Esteban Zarzar Maza, Angélica María Suarez Pantoja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2017-04-01
Series:Acta Agronómica
Subjects:
Biological control
predation
Holling's disc equation
attack rate
handling time
Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/acta_agronomica/article/view/55054
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