Predation of the Peach Aphid Myzus persicae by the mirid Predator Macrolophus pygmaeus on Sweet Peppers: Effect of Prey and Predator Density
Integrated Pest Management strategies are widely implemented in sweet peppers. Aphid biological control on sweet pepers includes curative applications of parasitoids and generalist predators, but with limited efficiency. Macrolophus pygmaeus is a zoophytophagous predator which has been reported to p...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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MDPI
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4553496/ |