Dispersal and colonization of young potted apple
trees by the spider-mite predators Metaseiulus
occidentalis Nesbitt and Typhlodromus pyri Scheuten
were studied in the Hood River Valley of Oregon.
Experimental mini-orchards of 10 four-year old potted
apple trees were established at distances of 0, 10, and
100 m downwind from commercial...
Genetics, gene flow, and distribution of pesticide
resistance traits were examined for organophosphate (OP)
resistance in three beneficial phytoseiid mites. Levels
and genetics of OP resistance in Amblyseius andersoni
were examined first. Laboratory strains from Italy and
Oregon, USA, were compared in susceptibility to
insecticides used in western Oregon fruit...