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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

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LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 1.1 Density of Tetranychus urticae (mean ± SEM) (A, C, E) per
Possible contributors to variation in cultured cheese produced in different geographical locations when typical cheese production controls are employed

Creator:

Fels, Shawn

Abstract:

Variation in cheese quality due to geographic location is important to cheese producers, consumers, and retailers on a global level. Understanding the impacts of geographic location of cheese plants may be useful to businesses for marketing, cost reduction, and quality improvement. Many aspects of variation due to geography have been...

Resource Type:

Capstone Project