Can Isogroup Selection of Highly Zoophagous Lines of a Zoophytophagous Bug Improve Biocontrol of Spider Mites in Apple Orchards?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Isogroup Line Foundation
2.2. Mass Rearing
2.3. Study Sites
2.4. Experimental Design
2.4.1. Damage on Apple Fruitlets
2.4.2. Spider Mite Predation
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Damage on Apple Fruitlets
3.2. Spider Mite Predation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Dumont, F.; Réale, D.; Lucas, É. Can Isogroup Selection of Highly Zoophagous Lines of a Zoophytophagous Bug Improve Biocontrol of Spider Mites in Apple Orchards? Insects 2019, 10, 303. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10090303
Dumont F, Réale D, Lucas É. Can Isogroup Selection of Highly Zoophagous Lines of a Zoophytophagous Bug Improve Biocontrol of Spider Mites in Apple Orchards? Insects. 2019; 10(9):303. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10090303
Chicago/Turabian StyleDumont, François, Denis Réale, and Éric Lucas. 2019. "Can Isogroup Selection of Highly Zoophagous Lines of a Zoophytophagous Bug Improve Biocontrol of Spider Mites in Apple Orchards?" Insects 10, no. 9: 303. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10090303