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Tactics for enhancing conservation biological control of twospotted spider mites, Tetranychus urticae Koch, in Pacific Northwest hop yards

Creator:

Woods, Joanna L.

Abstract:

The twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae), is a worldwide pest of numerous agronomic and horticultural plants. Conservation biological control of this pest can be unreliable due to asynchrony of natural enemies and certain horticultural practices that have a direct or indirect affect on natural enemies and the...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

Biological Control of Tetranychus urticae Predators of twospotted spider mite consist of many generalist