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The ‘island method’– a new laboratory test method to determine side‐effects of plant protection products on the predatory mite Typhlodromus pyri Scheuten (Acari, Phytoseiidae)
Author(s) -
Joisten M.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of applied entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.795
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1439-0418
pISSN - 0931-2048
DOI - 10.1046/j.1439-0418.2000.00469.x
Subject(s) - phytoseiidae , biology , mite , acari , toxicology , horticulture , ecology , botany , predation , predator
The model introduced here is an open test which produces experimental results of the same quality as a former test model and at the same time achieves considerable savings in both time and materials. The characteristic feature of the present method is that the mites are kept on a treated glass surface floating on water. The water forms a natural barrier ensuring that the mites cannot escape from the treated area.