Sampling of Nesidiocoris tenuis (Heteroptera: Miridae) in tomato crops |
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| Authors: | Juan Antonio Sanchez |
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| Institution: | Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Alimentario (IMIDA) C/Mayor , 1. La Alberca, 30150 , Murcia , Spain |
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| Abstract: | The number of N. tenuis on the upper, middle, and bottom leaves of tomato plants was correlated; nymphs were most abundant on middle and adults on upper leaves. The dispersion pattern of N. tenuis is aggregated and can be described using a negative binomial distribution. A binomial sampling method is proposed. |
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| Keywords: | plant-bugs mirids biological control IPM monitoring enumerative sampling binomial sampling |
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