Incidence of Parasitic Mite, Bochartia Sp. On Zoophytophagous Mirid Bug, Nesidiocoris tenuis Reuter (Heteroptera: Miridae) at Tetra-trophic Level on Tomato in India

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  • Division of Entomology and Nematology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru 560 089 ,IN
  • Division of Entomology and Nematology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru 560 089
  • Division of Entomology and Nematology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru 560 089 ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2013/3270

Keywords:

Nesidiocoris tenuis, Bochartia Sp., Tomato, Tetra-Trophic Level.

Abstract

Incidence of larvae of parasitic mite Bochartia sp. (Acarina: Erythraeidae) on zoophytophagous mirid bug, Nesidiocoris tenuis Reuter (Heteroptera: Miridae) is reported at fourth (tetra-) trophic level in the food chain comprising of tomato crop (first trophic level), insect pests viz., neonate larvae of Spodoptera litura and Helicoverpa armigera (second trophic level), predatory mirid bug, N. tenuis (third-trophic level).

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Published

2013-01-19

How to Cite

Sridhar, V., Jayashankar, M., & Vinesh, L. S. (2013). Incidence of Parasitic Mite, <I>Bochartia</I> Sp. On Zoophytophagous Mirid Bug, <I>Nesidiocoris tenuis</I> Reuter (Heteroptera: Miridae) at Tetra-trophic Level on Tomato in India. Journal of Biological Control, 27(4), 347–348. https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2013/3270

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