This review focuses on biological profiles of contemporary acaricides, acaricide resistance,
and other up-to-date issues related to acaricide use in management of plant-feeding mites …

Fully revised with new content and full-colour figures throughout, the second edition of this
successful book contains expanded content for all sections, particularly those covering the …

Abstract The South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), is one of the major
pests of tomato crop. Since its detection in the Mediterranean basin, it has been commonly …

In many agricultural systems spider mites are believed to be induced pests, only reaching
damaging densities after pesticides decimate predator populations. Wine grapes typically …

Conservation measures such as those under the European Green Deal aim to counteract
the biodiversity loss by increasing the share of organic farming and reducing pesticide use …

The western predatory mite, Galendromus occidentalis (Nesbitt)(Acari: Phytoseiidae), is a
predator of Pacific spider mite, Tetranychus pacificus McGregor (Acari: Tetranychidae), in …

BACKGROUND: Biological control of phytophagous mites in orchards requires that
pesticides used to manage other arthropod pests or diseases are harmless to predacious …

Dispersal of natural enemies from buckwheat cover crop plots embedded within a southern
California vineyard during spring and summer was investigated by using an arthropod mark …

Laboratory bioassays were conducted to evaluate the effects of six vineyard pesticides on
Typhlodromus pyri Scheuten (Acari: Phytoseiidae), a key predator of the mite Calepitrimerus …

Agricultural management should aim at high densities of beneficial organisms such as
spiders. Here, we asked whether spiders in vineyards can be promoted either by using …