TY - JOUR JF - Acarologia T1 - Population study of the adults of the spider mite, Tetranychus telarius L. complex (Acarina: Tetranychidae) infesting cotton plants in Egypt VL - 18 IS - 2 SP - 259 EP - 263 PY - 1976 SN - 0044-586X SN - 2107-7207 PB - Les Amis d'Acarologia AU - Gaaboub, I.A. AU - Hammad, S.M. AU - Mohamed, II AU - El-Beheiry, M.M. UR - https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=3081 DA - 1976-12-15 KW - Acari KW - Tetranychus telarius KW - plant hosts KW - Cotton KW - population study KW - seasonal variation KW - Egypt AB - The most strictly result of successive years under study (1971 and 1972) is that the infestation with Tetranychus telarius complex in Egyptian Cotton fields began with a gradual increase in numbers during May. Indices of this mite increased progressively with the plant growth until they teached their peaks in August when plants attained their maximum foliage growth. Then, decrease in population occurred suddenly in September where foliage became dry. ER -