Heavy metals are defined as an abiotic factor that affects the efficiency of biological pest
control. This study constructed a cadmium (Cd)-polluted artificial diets–Hyphantria cunea …

Environmental factors like temperature have a great impact on the predation potential of
biological control agents. In the present study, the functional response of the predatory mite …

The effects of the extreme (30±2, 50±2, 90±2%) and a common (70±2%) relative humidity
(RH) levels on functional response and fecundity of Neoseiulus californicus …

The seven-spot ladybird beetle, Coccinella septempunctata L.(Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
has been used as the major natural enemy insect against many kinds of aphids in …

Functional response is an imperative criterion for assessing the efficacy of using natural
enemies to regulate pest populations. We examined the effect of temperature on the …

The functional response of natural enemies and their interactions may be affected by host
plant characters. Functional response of the adult females of the predatory mite …

The family Phytoseiidae includes more than 2,300 species distributed all over the world.
However despite the huge numbers of faunistic surveys carried out for more than 60 years …

Abstract BACKGROUND Iphiseius degenerans (Berlese)(Acari: Phytoseiidae) is a common
predatory mite in citrus orchards in some areas of the Mediterranean basin and an important …

Eotetranychus frosti and Cenopalpus irani Dosse are pests of apple trees that are widely
distributed in apple orchards in Iran. The functional responses and predation rates of …

Abstract Model selection is a common and established research method. Statistically
rigorous model selection methods are used in a variety of research fields. In contrast, studies …