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Phytoseiid Predators Of Mite Pests In Utah Apple Orchards, Vichitra Mongkolprasith
Phytoseiid Predators Of Mite Pests In Utah Apple Orchards, Vichitra Mongkolprasith
Theses and Dissertations
Recent efforts to integrate certain Phytoseiid predators in pest (mite) management programs for apples have been somewhat successful and economical in many fruit growing areas. Convenient descriptions and reviews of the literature for species which have been collected from the state are provided to stimulate further work with Utah Phytoseiids. Seven species of Amblyseius and five Typhlodromus are described and notes provided concerning their respective geographic distributions and biologies.