Overview
- Editors:
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Daniel Carrillo
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Department of Entomology and Nematology Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida - IFAS, Homestead, USA
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Gilberto José de Moraes
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Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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Jorge E. Peña
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Department of Entomology and Nematology Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida - IFAS, Homestead, USA
- Resources for biological control of plant feeding mites, small insects and flies
- Long-term investigations on the practical use of predatory mites targeting pest mites are documented
- Updated evaluation of the gaps in the development of new biological control agents
- Comprehensive and updated analyses of the potential of several groups of potential biological control agents of mites and some small harmful insects
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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- Raphael C. Castilho, Renan Venancio, João Paulo Z. Narita
Pages 1-31
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- Gilberto José de Moraes, Renan Venancio, Victor L. V. dos Santos, Adilson D. Paschoal
Pages 33-75
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- Grazielle Furtado Moreira, Gilberto José de Moraes
Pages 77-102
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- Letícia H. de Azevedo, Rowan M. Emberson, Fernanda de C. N. Esteca, Gilberto José de Moraes
Pages 103-132
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- James A. McMurtry, Nazer Famah Sourassou, Peterson Rodrigo Demite
Pages 133-149
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- Fabio A. Hernandes, Tatiane Marie M. G. de Castro, Renan Venancio
Pages 151-184
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- Qing-Hai Fan, Carlos H. W. Flechtmann
Pages 185-206
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- Karen Muñoz-Cárdenas, Luz Stella Fuentes-Quintero, Diana Rueda-Ramirez, C. Daniel Rodríguez, R. Fernando Cantor
Pages 207-239
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- Christos G. Athanassiou, Nickolas E. Palyvos
Pages 241-249
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- Josep A. Jaques, Ernestina Aguilar-Fenollosa, Mónica A. Hurtado-Ruiz, Tatiana Pina
Pages 251-269
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- Jesús R. Lara, Mark S. Hoddle
Pages 271-308
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- Vitalis W. Wekesa, Fabien C. C. Hountondji, Surendra K. Dara
Pages 309-328
About this book
The history of biological control of harmful organisms by mites is marked by outstanding achievements with a few premiere natural enemies. Early works concentrated on the use of predatory mites for the control of synanthropic flies, More recently, the focus has been mostly on mites of the family Phytoseiidae for the control of plant feeding mites. This is an important family of acarine predators of plant pest mites, which are effectively used in agriculture worldwide. Besides the vast knowledge in several species in this family, there are as well many opportunities for biological control, represented in an array of organisms and through the improvement of management techniques, which are constantly explored by researchers worldwide. This has resulted in an increasing interest in predatory mite species within the families Stigmaeidae, Ascidae, Laelapidae, Rhodacaroidea, Macrochelidae, Erythraeidae and Cheyletidae, among others. This book will compile important developments with predatory mite species within these families, which are emerging as important tools for integrated pest management. New developments with predatory insects and pathogenic organisms attacking mites will also be a subject of this book. Finally, the potential and gaps in knowledge in biological control of acarine plant pests will be addressed.
