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leaf pubescence, phytoseiidae, predatory mites, tri-trophic interactions
Euseius-tularensis acari; population-dynamics; phytoseiid mites; panonychus-ulmi; domatia; reproduction; pollens; survivorship; varieties; citrus
Abstract:
Plants with leaves having numerous trichomes or domatia frequently harbor greater numbers of phytoseiid mites than do plant with leaves that lack these structures. We tested the hypothesis that this pattern occurs, in part, with Typhlodromus pyri becaus