Selection improves Sevin resistance in spider mite predator
A genetic selection program to develop a carbaryl-resistant strain of Metaseiulus occidentalis, the predator of the spider mite, has been successful. This is believed to be the first time that a genetically improved biological control agent has been proved effective in the field.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
1980-01-01
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| Series: | California Agriculture |
| Online Access: | http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v034n01p11 |