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Project

Identification and biological control potential of phytoseiid predatory mites against thrips and spider mite pests in Vietnam

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

3G0F2416

Duration

01 January 2016 → 31 December 2017

Funding

Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

Promotor

Patrick De Clercq

Research disciplines

Agricultural and food sciences
- Agricultural plant protection

Keywords

integrated pest management predatory mites biological control

Project description

The aim of the project is to inventory the biodiversity of indigenous phytoseiid predatory mites in Vietnam and to perform a first screening of their potential as biological control agents of thrips and mite pests. This will be based on molecular gut content analysis of predatory mites collected in the field in Vietnam and laboratory predation experiments.

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