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| Nakashima, Yoshitaka; Uefune, Masayoshi; Tagashira, Eiko; Maeda, Seiko; Shima, Katsuya; Nagai, Kazuya; Hirose, Yoshimi; Takagi, Masami. |
| Cage trials of an anthocorid predator, Wollastoniella rotunda Yasunaga et Miyamoto, as a biological control agent of Thrips palmi Karny were conducted in Fukuoka, Japan, under winter greenhouse production conditions. Females of W. rotunda were released on caged eggplants, and placed in two greenhouses on 27 October. The development, population growth, and effectiveness of W. rotunda were observed until early March. Results from the cage trials showed that W. rotunda successfully developed, reproduced, and suppressed T. palmi populations under the conditions found in winter greenhouses. During the experiment, one full generation and a second generation of adult predators occurred. The T. palmi population which was exposed to predators remained at a low... |
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Palavras-chave: Reproductive diapause; Photoperiod; Development; Winter; Wollastoniella rotunda; Orius; Biological control; Thrips palmi; Solanum melongena; Dicyphus tamaninii; Frankliniella occidentalis; Piocoris varius. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/808 |
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