Claim · model-written summary
Population of A. fallacis decreased by August 1972 after release into the orchard.
Verbatim
e1“By August 1972, A . fallacis had decreased whereas population densities of T . occidentalis increased”
e2“Examination of leaves and bark from the trees, and weeds, grass, and litter beneath the trees in 1973 confirmed that A . fallacis failed to survive in the Okanagan environment”
Title
R. S. Downing; T. K. Moilliet The Canadian Entomologist 1974. doi:10.4039/ent106773-7
Other claims from this paper (3)
- Intervention effect Amblyseius fallacis compared favourably with Typhlodromus occidentalis against European red mite in laboratory and greenhouse trials.
- Observation Population densities of T. occidentalis increased by August 1972 in the orchard.
- Observation Amblyseius fallacis failed to survive in the Okanagan environment on trees, weeds, grass and litter in 1973.