Food and habitat supplementation promotes predatory mites and enhances pest control
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چکیده
• Addition of two foods was better than one for Neoseiulus cucumeris establishment. plus artificial domatia promoted N. population growth. These supplementations enhanced the biological control efficiency .
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Biological Control
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1049-9644', '1090-2112']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2021.104604