Plant resistance to Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Acari:Tarsonemidae) in ornamental plants Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Broad mites (Acari: Tarsonemidae) are pests that cause economic losses in floriculture. Due to restrictions in the use of broad spectrum crop protection agents they are hard to control. The aim of this project is to test if it is possible to preventively suppress the proliferation of the broad mite. To do so we use a combination of plant physiology, plant breeding, culture techniques and ...