Claim · model-written summary
Release timing was critical to phytoseiid efficacy.
- Taxon
- corn
Zea mays subsp. mayst0
- Treatment
- Timing of releasese0
- Outcome
- efficacy of the phytoseiidse0
- Direction
- criticale0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Timing of releases was critical to the efficacy of the phytoseiids.”
t0“Corn”
Title
C. H. Pickett; F. E. Gilstrap Environmental Entomology 1986. doi:10.1093/ee/15.4.790
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- Intervention effect Phytoseiulus persimilis significantly reduced spider mite infestations in corn.
- Intervention effect Amblyseius californicus significantly reduced spider mite infestations in corn.
- Intervention effect Predator releases maintained spider mite infestations below economically damaging levels.
- Intervention effect Plots treated with P. persimilis generally had lower spider mite densities than plots treated with A. californicus, with a significant difference on one occasion.