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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450754103321

Autore

Zhang Zhi-Qiang <1963->

Titolo

Mites of greenhouses [[electronic resource] ] : identification, biology and control / / Zhi-Qiang Zhang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2003

ISBN

1-280-82978-8

9786610829781

0-85199-841-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

632.6542

635.0496542

635/.0496542

Soggetti

Plant mites

Plant mites - Biological control

Greenhouse plants - Diseases and pests

Mites as biological pest control agents

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-234) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I Introduction; 1 Greenhouses, Plants & Mites; 2 Introduction to Acari; 3 Methods & Techniques; Part II Pest Mites; 4 Spider Mites; 5 False Spider Mites; 6 Tarsonemid Mites; 7 Eriophyoid Mites; 8 Acarid Mites; 9 Other Pest Mites; Part III Beneficial Mites; 10 Phytoseiid Mites; 11 Laelapid Mites; 12 Other Beneficial Mites; Part IV Accessories; 13 Glossary; 14 Appendix; 15 Index

Sommario/riassunto

Mites are major pests of greenhouse crops and cause significant economic impact. This book describes the biology, identification and control of such mites. Topics covered include: introduction to the Acari; keys to orders, families and selected species; and collecting, rearing and studying mites.