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SEX RATIO OF THE EUROPEAN RED MITE, PANONYCHUS ULMI (ACARINA: TETRANYCHIDAE), IN APPLE ORCHARDS IN NOVA SCOTIA1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

H. J. Herbert
Affiliation:
Research Station, Canada Department of Agriculture, Kentville, Nova Scotia
K. P. Butler
Affiliation:
Research Station, Canada Department of Agriculture, Kentville, Nova Scotia

Abstract

The number of male and female first generation Panonychus ulmi (Koch) were recorded from 13 apple orchards representing widely different levels of mite infestation on four different varieties. The average percentage of males was 27.5. Statistically significant differences were found among orchards, varieties, observers, and their interactions. No relationship between sex ratio and population density was evident.

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Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1975

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