Published March 1941. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Published March 1936. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Specialist and generalist phytoseiid mites are widely used for biological
control of spider mites. Understanding dispersal attributes of these mites is
important to implementing more stable, cost-efficient integrated pest management.
In this regard, we studied dispersal of phytoseiid mites from a local ambulatory
phase of movement within a prey patch...