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Author Zhang, Zhi-Qiang, 1963-

Title Mites of greenhouses : identification, biology and control / Zhi-Qiang Zhang
Published Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 244 pages) : illustrations
Contents pt. I. Introduction -- 1. Greenhouses, Plants & Mites -- 2. Introduction to Acari -- 3. Methods & Techniques -- pt. II. Pest Mites -- 4. Spider Mites -- 5. False Spider Mites -- 6. Tarsonemid Mites -- 7. Eriophyoid Mites -- 8. Acarid Mites -- 9. Other Pest Mites -- pt. III. Beneficial Mites -- 10. Phytoseiid Mites -- 11. Laelapid Mites -- 12. Other Beneficial Mites -- pt. IV. Accessories -- 13. Glossary -- 14. Appendix: Mite Information Sources -- 15. Index
Summary "This book describes the biology, identification and control of mites, and the topics covered include an introduction to the Acari, illustrated keys to orders, families and selected species, the control of pest mites and the role of beneficial mites in biological control. The book will be of interest to those working in entomology, crop protection and horticulture."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-234) and index
Notes English
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Subject Plant mites.
Plant mites -- Biological control.
Greenhouse plants -- Diseases and pests
Mites as biological pest control agents.
GARDENING -- Techniques.
Acari.
Acaridae.
Eriophyidae.
Laelapidae.
Mites.
Phytoseiidae.
Tarsonemidae.
Tenuipalpidae.
Tetranychidae.
Arthropod pests.
Beneficial arthropods.
Beneficial organisms.
Biological control agents.
Classification.
Collection.
Control.
Greenhouse crops.
Identification.
Keys.
Mite control.
Morphology.
Natural enemies.
Pest control.
Plant pests.
Predators.
Predatory mites.
Protected cultivation.
Taxonomy.
Greenhouse plants -- Diseases and pests
Mites as biological pest control agents
Plant mites
Plant mites -- Biological control
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0851998410
9780851998411
1280829788
9781280829789
9786610829781
6610829780