What are infochemicals?Chemical compounds play an important role in interactions between organisms. Some of these chemicals are to the benefit (e.g. nutrients) or detriment (e.g. toxins) of an organism. Others are of benefit or detriment in an indirect way: through the behavioural response they elicit. The latter chemicals are termed infochemicals ...
Tea is the national drink of Indonesia. The habitual consumption prevents intestinal infections; the production provides many Indonesians with a living. The production is affected by scarlet mites (Brevipalpus phoenicis GEIJSKES), an important pest of tropical and subtropical crops. It is one of the main pests of tea in Indonesia and inhabits virtu...
The searching behaviour of individual predators of four phytoseiid species ( Phytoseiulus persimilis , Amblyseius p o tentillae , Amblyseius bibens , Metaseiulus occidentalis ) is investigated in relation to the two-spotted spider mite ( Tetranychus urticae ), which infests greenhouse roses. Especially the role of spider- mite webbing in the predat...
Chapter 1The role of plant breeding and particularly of host plant resistance in integrated control is discussed. Host plant resistance to insects and mites, especially to Tetranychus urticae is reviewed. A standard terminology for disease and pest resistance is recommended.Chapter 2The relationship between the twospotted spider mite and cucumber h...
During the last decade, integrated pest control systems have been developed for several crops. One of the main fields of research in integrated control has been the control of orchard pests. Experience with modified spraying programmes in apple orchards, the increasing resistance of spider mites to acaricides, and knowledge on the bionomics of many...