Abstract

Detailed observations of mating behavior for 15 pairs each of virgin males and females of four different colonies of Metaseiulus ( Typhlodromus or Galendromus ) occidentalis (Nesbitt) were analyzed to determine if intraspecific variability exists. Behavioral sequences varied significantly among and between colonies. This variability contrasts with the highly repetitive patterns reported previously for M. occidentalis and other phytoseiid species

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