Abstract
Boller's funnel and sieve apparatus for extracting phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from leaves was modified. The modification consisted of including a reservoir dish enabling the placing of the whole sample of leaves into the apparatus, attaching a collecting chamber, simplification of the fixing of the fine lower sieve and adding an upper fine sieve. This modification enables the rapid processing of samples of up to 150 leaves.
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JedlicŠkova´, J. Short Communication: Modification of a leaf-washing apparatus for the recovery of mites. Exp Appl Acarol 21, 273–277 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018403106623
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