Predators face the challenge of accessing prey that live in sheltered habitats. The coconut mite Aceriaguerreronis Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae) lives hidden beneath the perianth, which is appressed to the coconut fruit surface, where they feed on the meristematic tissue. Its natural enemy, the pre...
Silva, F.R. da
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Moraes, G.J. de
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Lesna, I.
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Sato, Y.
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Vásquez, C.
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Hanna, R.
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Sabelis, M.W.
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Janssen, A.
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[Size of predatory mites and refuge entrance determine success of biological control of the coconut mite]
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Size of predatory mites and refuge entrance determine success of biological control of the coconut mite
Predatory mites identified as Neoseiulus paspalivorus DeLeon (Phytoseiidae) have been considered as agents for classical biological control of the coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Eriophyidae), in Africa and elsewhere. Preliminary identification of geographically distinct populations as b...
Sourassou, N.F.
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Hanna, R.
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Zannou, I.
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Moraes, G. de
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Negloh, K.
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Sabelis, M.W.
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[Morphological variation and reproductive incompatibility of three coconutmiteassociated populations of predatory mites identified as Neoseiulus paspalivorus ( Acari: Phytoseiidae)]
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Morphological variation and reproductive incompatibility of three coconutmiteassociated populations of predatory mites identified as Neoseiulus paspalivorus ( Acari: Phytoseiidae)
We applied time series analysis and a mechanistic predator-prey model to long-term data of monthly population counts of the herbivorous pest mite Mononychellus tanajoa and its introduced phytoseiid predator Typhlodromalus aripo from a cassava field in Benin, West Africa. In this approach, we dete...
Hanna, R.
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Onzo, A.
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Lingeman, R.
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Yaninek, John S.
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Sabelis, M.W.
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[Seasonal cycles and persistence in an acarine predator-prey system on cassava in Africa]
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Seasonal cycles and persistence in an acarine predator-prey system on cassava in Africa
Intraguild predation, one aspect of predator–predator interaction, has received in recent years increasingly greater attention because of mounting evidence of the impact of predator–predator interactions on the structure of ecological communities and biological pest control. In laboratory experim...
Onzo, A.
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Hanna, R.
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Negloh, K.
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Toko, M.
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Sabelis, M.W.
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[Biological control of cassava green mite with exotic and indigenous phytoseiid predators—effects of intraguild predation and supplementary food]
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Biological control of cassava green mite with exotic and indigenous phytoseiid predators—effects of intraguild predation and supplementary food