There are very few morphological and ecological studies On Acari. This neglect is partly due to the small aize and little known economic importance of the mites. Allothtrombium lerouxi Moss is a comparatively big red velvet mite, approximately 3mm. long, belonging to the family Trombidiidae of the order Acari. It is predatory in nature and feeds On all stages of a number of insects injurious to the apple crop as well as on dying or dead arthropods. In Quebec, the species is found in the orchard undercover throughout the growing season but is mainly seen in early spring and late fall when adults are present. [...]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.116571 |
| Date | January 1964 |
| Creators | Mathur, Sachchida Nand. |
| Contributors | Leroux, E. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy. (Department of Entomology.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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