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Interspecific predation and cannibalism of immatures by adult female Metaseiulus occidentalis, Typhlodromus pyri (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and Zetzellia mali Schueten (Acari: Stigmaeidae)

Creator:

MacRae, Ian Vance, 1958-

Abstract:

Interspecific predation and cannibalism and associated rates of oviposition were assessed for adult female Metaseiulus occidentalis (Nesbitt) and Typhlodromus pyri Scheuten when provided non-limiting amounts of either eggs, larvae, protonymphs, or deutonymphs. Tests with all four stages of phytoseiids and larvae of Tetranychus urticae Koch were carried out at 25°C....

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Dissertation

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adult female Metaseiulus occidentalis, Typhlodromus pyri (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and Zetzellia mali
Jerking behavior among phytoseiid mite species (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Creator:

Blackwood, J. Scott

Abstract:

Jerking, which we defined as a pronounced and often repeated lunging of the entire body, was studied in larvae among seven species of phytoseiid mites, and in the nymphal stages of Neoseiulus fallacis (Garman). This behavior was observed in all active immature stages of N. fallacis, and in larvae of...

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Masters Thesis

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Jerking behavior among phytoseiid mite species (Acari