01130naa a2200157 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000180006024501580007826000090023652005990024565000110084470000200085570000170087577300800089216490422023-04-24       1975    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aPORRES, M. A.  aInvestigations of leaf sap feeding by three species of phytoseiid mites by labelling with radioactive phosphoric acid (H3 32 PO4).h[electronic resource]  c1975  aThe phytoseiid mites, Amblyseius hibisci (Chant), A. stipulatus Athias-Henriot, and A. fructicolus Gonzales and Schuster, after confinement on citrus and avocado leaves labelled with radioactive phosphoric acid, were analyzed for radioactivity after 1 or 10 days. Nome of the predaceous mite species accumulated radioactivity from the lemon leaves but A. hibisci accumulated a significant amount from avocado leaves. The results indicated that A. hibisci extracts sap from avocado leaves, and that plant juice may provide an alternate source of food and/or moisture for this predaceous species.  aÁcaro1 aMcMURTRY, J. A.1 aMARCH, R. B.  tAnnals of the Entomological Society of Americagv.68, n.5, p.871-872, 1975.