Explorations for natural enemies of the cassava green mite in Brazil.
The cassava green mite (Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar)) is today one of the most important pests of cassava in Africa. Explorations for efficient natural enemies of that pest were initiated in Brazil in the beginning of 1988 through an agreement between Africa-wide Biological Control Programm/International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and the Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria (EMBRAPA). The work consists basically of two major components. The first refers to the identification of areas with consistently low infestations of the mite and determination of the natural enemies associated with it. The second refers to field estimations of the efficiency of the natural enemies found. Until now, the most widespread enemies detected were the predaceous Amblyseius idaeus (Denmark and Muma) and Amblyseius limonicus Garman and McGregor s.l., the former in drier and the latter in more humid places.
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| Format: | Separatas biblioteca |
| Language: | English eng |
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1991-04-18
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| Subjects: | Amblyseius limonicus, Natural enemy., Mononychellus Tanajoa., Acari, Amblyseius idaeus, Manihot, biological control, Brazil., |
| Online Access: | http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/9956 |
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