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| Silva,Fernando R da; Moraes,Gilberto J de; Gondim Jr,Manoel G C; Knapp,Markus; Rouam,Sigrid L; Paes,Jefferson L A; Oliveira,Guilherme M de. |
| The spider mite Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard can cause severe damage to tomato crops. The predatory mite Phytoseiulus longipes Evans was recently reported in association with T. evansi in Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of P. longipes on the population of T. evansi on tomatoes under screenhouse condition. The study consisted on four experiments, in each of which 80 potted plantlets were distributed in two plots of 40 plantlets each. Two weeks later, each plantlet of both plots was infested with eight adult females of T. evansi; one week after, four adult females of P. longipes were released onto each plant of one plot. The population levels of T. evansi and the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Lycopersicon esculentum; Pest mite; Predatory mite; Biological control; Solanaceae. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2010000600022 |
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