Potential for the Postharvest Biological Control of Phthorimaea operculella (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) by Blattisocius tarsalis (Mesostigmata, Blattisociidae)

Phthorimaea operculella is one of the most important pests causing damage to stored potatoes. In this work, the effect of temperature (at 10, 20 and 30 °C) on the predation of pest eggs by Blattisocius tarsalis was studied in the laboratory. In addition, the effect of three predatory release rates o...

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Main Authors: Gavara, Jorge, Piedra Buena, Ana, Hernández Suárez, Estrella, Gámez Cámara, Manuel, Cabello García, Tomás, Gallego, Juan R.
Format: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10835/9826
https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11020288