Experimental and Applied Acarology (1999) 23, 987-993

A. Goldarazena and Z.Q. Zhang (1999)
Seasonal abundance of Allothrombium monochaetum and Allothrombium pulvinum in Navarra-Nafarroa (northern Spain), with notes on larval host preference and rate of parasitism
Experimental and Applied Acarology 23 (12), 987-993
Abstract: In this paper we report on the seasonal abundance of velvet mite larvae of Allothrombium pulvinum Ewing and Allothrombium monochaetum Goldarazena and Zhang in a meadow located in the mediterranean Navarra-Nafarroa region (northern Spain). Larvae of A. monochaetum peaked in numbers on Aphis fabae in mid-June while larvae of A. pulvinum peaked in the third week of July. Both species preferred the aphid thorax as attachment site. We also provide a list of aphid hosts of both mites and observed density of parasites on the hosts.
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Database assignments for author(s): Arturo Goldarazena

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
population dynamics/epizootiology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Aphis fabae		Spain (continental)