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Author Vacante, Vincenzo.

Title Citrus mites : identification, bionomy and control / Vincenzo Vacante
Published Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 378 pages) : illustrations
Contents Citriculture and injurious mites -- Introduction to acari -- Methods and techniques -- Plant damage -- Control -- Key to the identification of families, subfamilies, tribes, genera and species -- Phytoptidae Murray -- Morphological characters and systematic outline -- Diptilomiopidae Keifer -- Tarsonemidae Canestrini et Fanzago -- Tenuipalpidae Berlese -- Tuckerellidae Baker et Pritchard -- Tetranychidae Donnadieu
Summary Citrus pests are a serious issue for crop growers, causing problems in yield and economic losses. This title studies mites harmful to citrus plants from various citrus growing regions around the world. It addresses methods of removal from plants, describes symptoms of damage caused by pests and discusses methods of eradication and control
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Citrus -- Diseases and pests.
Mites.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
GARDENING -- Fruit.
Citrus.
Diptilomiopidae.
Eriophyidae.
Mites.
Tarsonemidae.
Tenuipalpidae.
Tetranychidae.
Animal ecology.
Arthropod pests.
Behaviour.
Biological control.
Chemical control.
Collection.
Control.
Crop damage.
Feeding behaviour.
Integrated pest management.
Keys.
Methodology.
Mite control.
Morphology.
Natural enemies.
Pest control.
Plant pests.
Preservation.
Rearing techniques.
Taxonomy.
Techniques.
Citrus -- Diseases and pests
Mites
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781845934996
1845934997