TY - JOUR
T1 - Mites (Acari) as a factor in greenhouse management
AU - Gerson, Uri
AU - Weintraub, Phyllis G.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - This review discusses the economically important pest mites (Acari) of greenhouses, aspects of their biology, and the acarine predators that attack them as well as various insect pests. Greenhouse factors affect pest mites as well as their natural enemy populations and their interactions. Conversely, pest mites affect greenhouse management in terms of the chemical and biological methods required to control their populations. Structure affects heating, cooling, and light, which can be manipulated with suitable screens. Crops often select for pests and their mite enemies. Both groups may be affected in greenhouses by adding pollen and by a CO2-enriched atmosphere. These factors impact pest mite populations, the damage they cause, and the methods used to control them. The possibility of incipient evolution occurring in greenhouses, along with the benefits and consequences for pest control, is discussed.
AB - This review discusses the economically important pest mites (Acari) of greenhouses, aspects of their biology, and the acarine predators that attack them as well as various insect pests. Greenhouse factors affect pest mites as well as their natural enemy populations and their interactions. Conversely, pest mites affect greenhouse management in terms of the chemical and biological methods required to control their populations. Structure affects heating, cooling, and light, which can be manipulated with suitable screens. Crops often select for pests and their mite enemies. Both groups may be affected in greenhouses by adding pollen and by a CO2-enriched atmosphere. These factors impact pest mite populations, the damage they cause, and the methods used to control them. The possibility of incipient evolution occurring in greenhouses, along with the benefits and consequences for pest control, is discussed.
KW - Biological control
KW - Integrated pest management
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U2 - 10.1146/annurev-ento-120710-100639
DO - 10.1146/annurev-ento-120710-100639
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C2 - 21910634
AN - SCOPUS:83455213253
SN - 0066-4170
VL - 57
SP - 229
EP - 247
JO - Annual Review of Entomology
JF - Annual Review of Entomology
ER -