ABSTRACT

I Introduction .................................................................................................. 210 II Suppression of Arthropod Pests by Solid Vermicomposts ........................... 210 III Suppression of Arthropod Pests by Aqueous Solutions from

Vermicomposts (Teas) .................................................................................. 213 A Cucumber Beetles and Tobacco Hornworms ......................................... 213 B Aphids, Mealybugs, and Spider Mites ................................................... 217

IV Mechanisms by which Vermicomposts and Vermicompost Aqueous Solutions (Teas) Suppress Arthropod Pests .................................................. 219 A Solid Vermicomposts ............................................................................. 219 B Vermicompost Teas ................................................................................220