Biological control of citrus brown mite eutetranychus orientals using predatory mite, neoseiulus californicus(Mcgregor) (Acari: Tetranychidae& Phytoseiidae) on citrus trees [electronic resource].
Language: English Summary language: Arabic Description: p.131-139Other title:- المكافحة الحيوية لأكاروس الموالح البنى بأستخدام المفترس الأكاروس نيو سيوليوس كاليفورنيكس على أشجار الموالح [Added title page title]
- Egyptian journal of agricultural research, 2005 v. 83 (1) [electronic resource].
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The citrus brown mite, Eutetranychus orientalis(Klein) (Family: Tetranychidae) is considered one of the important mite pest attacking citrus trees causing serious damage to leaves and fruits especially during the last three seasons (2000-2003). To enhance the exportation of citrus fruits and reduce the applications numbers of pesticides. We concern in this study to use phytoseiid mite, Neoseiulus califomicus as biocontrol agent for controlling this dangerous mite pest on citrus trees. The predatory mite was reared on the two-spotted mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch and released at three levels 40, 50 and 70 individuals per tree at average level infestation 4.64, 5.06, and 4.70 mite per leaf, respectively, while it was in un release tree 4.69 individuals/leaf. After reieasing the predator mite the mite pest,
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