The relationship between results from laboratory product-control tests and large-cage tests where dispersal of natural enemies is possible: a case-study with Phytoseiulus persimilis

Most of the quality control guidelines used until now relate to criteria that are measured under laboratory conditions. In this chapter, the development of a dispersal test of predatory mites in large cages is described. The aim of this test is to evaluate dispersal and reproduction capacities of na...

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Published inQuality Control and Production of Biological Control Agents pp. 225 - 230
Main Authors Steinberg, S, Cain, H
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Wallingford, UK CABI Publishing 2003
CABI
Subjects
Acari
animals
Arachnida
arthropods
dispersal
eukaryotes
invertebrates
Mesostigmata
methodology
methods
mites
natural enemies
Pest control
Phytoseiidae
Phytoseiulus
Phytoseiulus persimilis
predaceous mites
predacious mites
predators
predatory mites
quality assurance
quality controls
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Summary:Most of the quality control guidelines used until now relate to criteria that are measured under laboratory conditions. In this chapter, the development of a dispersal test of predatory mites in large cages is described. The aim of this test is to evaluate dispersal and reproduction capacities of natural enemies under semi-natural conditions.
ISBN:9780851996882
0851996884
DOI:10.1079/9780851996882.0225