Insectary Production of Phytoseiid Mites1
- 1 April 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 58 (2) , 282-284
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/58.2.282
Abstract
Two basic methods have proven satisfactory for rearing many different species of phytoseiid mites. Species which reproduce readily on pollen are reared on Mesembryanthemum pollen without host mites. Those which require mite prey for extensive reproduction are cultured on the Pacific Spider Mite, Tetranychus pacificus McGregor. In both these methods, the predacenous mites are confined on an artificial substrate, which has reduced many of the inconsistenceis encountered in methods using host-plant material.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Insectary Production of Stethorus Species1Journal of Economic Entomology, 1960