A new method of gall mite management: application of artificial defoliation to control Aceria pallida
Artificial defoliant is widely applied to cotton to facilitate mechanical harvesting and successfully controls leaf diseases by blocking pathogen epidemical cycles; however, this technique is rarely used to control herbivores. Because many eriophyoid mites live and reproduce in galls, the control of...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2019-03-01
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| Series: | PeerJ |
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/6503.pdf |