The effectiveness of Bdellodes lapidaria (Kramer) (Acari: Bdellidae) as a predator of Sminthurus viridis (L.) (Collembola: Sminthuridae) in north west Tasmania
Ireson, JE.
Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 233: 185-191
1984
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1984.tb01943.x
Accession: 001484428
Population studies at 3 pasture sites in north-western Tasmania failed to indicate any significant predator-prey relationship between the predacious mite Bdellodes lapidaria and Sminthurus viridis or other surface-active Collembola. These findings are at variance with the results obtained from previous studies in Western Australia and South Africa.