Intraguild predation in three generalist predatory mites of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Phytoseiidae) [PDF]
Background The predatory mites, Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor), N. barkeri (Hughes), and Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot, are important predators attacking many insect and mite pests.
Faten M. Momen, Amira Abdel-Khalek
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Effects of agroforestry on Phytoseiidae communities (Acari: Mesostigmata) in vineyards. A synthesis of a 10-year period of observations [PDF]
Several species of the predatory mite family Phytoseiidae are of major economic importance for biological pest control in crops, including grapevines. Plant diversification in agrosystems is reported to enhance useful biodiversity and provide ecosystem ...
Arnaud, Anthony+3 more
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The predatory mite of Phytoseiidae family have extensive cruising range that is not only found in cassava, but also a variety of weeds in cassava plants, such as Ageratum conyzoides and Cyperus cyperus.
Bambang Heru Budianto, Achmad Munadjat
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Verified and potential pathogens of predatory mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) [PDF]
Several species of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae), including species of the genera Amblyseius, Galendromus, Metaseiulus, Neoseiulus, Phytoseiulus and Typhlodromus, are currently reared for biological control of various crop pests and/or as model ...
A Janssen+89 more
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Two new species of phytoseid mites Euseius (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Kerala, India
Two new species of phytoseiid mites, Euseius pariyarensis sp. nov. and E. curcasae sp. nov., collected from the medicinal plants Saraca indica L. and Jatropha curcas L. respectively, are described from the Kerala State of India.
P.P. Santhosh+2 more
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Broad Leaf Trees as Reservoirs for Phytoseiid Mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
The possibility that broad leaf trees can be reservoirs for phytoseiid mites was investigated by determining their occurrence and species diversity on common deciduous tree species.
Jan Kabíček
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Matching commercial thrips predating phytoseids with the highly diversified climatic conditions of different strawberry production systems [PDF]
Flower inhabiting thrips (Order: Thysanoptera) are a major threat to fruit quality in strawberry production around the world. As chemical control is often inefficient, alternative control measures are of broad and current interest.
Beliën, T+10 more
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Pesticide use, arthropod fauna and fruit damage in apple orchards in a Nordic climate
Lepidopteran larvae, along with true bugs and aphids were shown to be important pest insects in a field study of 30 apple orchards in Norway. Pesticide applications were mainly used according to decision support systems. Furthermore, low level of IPM had negative effects on spiders.
Bjørn Arild Hatteland+7 more
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Biogeographic distribution of the Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) [PDF]
More than 1982 species in 90 genera were included in an analysis of the biogeography of the Phytoseiidae, a family of predatory mites. Seven biogeographic regions were taken into account: Nearctic, Neotropical, Ethiopian, West Palaearctic, East Palaearctic, Oriental, and Australasian.
Tixier, Marie-Stéphane+2 more
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Key to species of the Phytoseiidae treated in this paper 1. Setae J2 present...................................................................... Neoseiulus Hughes ...2 - Setae J2 absent................................................................... Proprioseiopsis Muma ...6 2.
Negm, Mohamed W.+2 more
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