Combatting whiteflies: predatory mites as a novel weapon

Authors	M. Nomikou
Supervisors	M.W. Sabelis J.C. van Lenteren
Cosupervisors	A. Janssen
Award date	23-01-2003
ISBN	9076894256 9789076894256
Number of pages	156
Publisher	Amsterdam: IBED, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Organisations	Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED)
Document type	PhD thesis
Note	Research conducted at: IBED-PB
Language	English
Downloads	Thesis Cover Titlepage Table of Contents INTRODUCTION AND OUTLINE Part 1: Screening predator traits in the laboratory 1 Phytoseiid predators as potential biological control agents for Bemisia tabaci 2 Vulnerability of Bemisia tabaci immatures to phytoseiid predators: Consequences for oviposition and influence of alternative food 3 Phytoseiid predators of whiteflies feed and reproduce on non-prey food sources 4 Phytoseiid predators of whitefly feed on plant Part 2: Biological control of whitefly on single plants 5 Phytoseiid predators suppress populations of Bemisia tabaci on cucumber plants with alternative food 6 Impact of alternative food on the dynamics of predatory mites, Typhlodromips swirskii, and their whitefly prey Part 3: Between-plant mobility of predator and prey 7 How do predatory mites find plants with whitefly prey? 8 Herbivore host plant selection: Whitefly learns to avoid host plants that are unsafe for her offspring 9 Discussion on spatial predator-prey dynamics Samenvatting Περíληψη List of publications Acknowledgements Cover
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