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Effect of the nymph prey density of the two spotted spider miteTetranychus urticae Koch on the consumption and reproduction rates of the predacious miteCydnoseius negevi (Swirski & Amitai) in absence and presence of nymphs of the white flyBemisia tabaci (Genn.) (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

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  1. Fac. Agric., Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

    S. M. Hafez & S. A. Saber

  2. Dept. of Plant Protection, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

    E. M. El-Banhawy

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El-Banhawy, E.M., Hafez, S.M. & Saber, S.A. Effect of the nymph prey density of the two spotted spider miteTetranychus urticae Koch on the consumption and reproduction rates of the predacious miteCydnoseius negevi (Swirski & Amitai) in absence and presence of nymphs of the white flyBemisia tabaci (Genn.) (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Anz. Schadlingskde., Pflanzenschutz, Umweltschutz 72, 55–56 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02771098

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