On the basis of a model for energy budgets, which includes the dynamics of stored energy, a model has been proposed for the kinetics of non-metabolized xenobiotic compounds, which may be lipophilic. The surface area coupled uptake is via food and/or water through the aqueous fraction of the animal. The …

Tomato varieties used at present for commercial production in Dutch glasshouses have a high density of glandular trichomes on the stem, but a very low density on the leaves. The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, and the predatory mite, Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot, usually …