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Selection for zoophagy influences biocontrol efficacy and fruit damage by Dicyphus hesperus in greenhouses

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 173, Issue 6, Page 522-531, June 2025.
Dicyphus hesperus, a zoophytophagous predator, effectively controls Bemisia tabaci in tomato greenhouses. Highly zoophagous lines rapidly reduced whitefly populations without causing significant damage to tomatoes, whereas lowly zoophagous lines were equally efficient over time but caused more damage.
François Dumont, Mireia Solà Cassi, Maud Lemay, Caroline Provost   +3 more
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Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) on wild and cultivated plants in Espírito Santo State, Brazil [PDF]

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
The Phytoseiidae family is considered the most important group of predatory mites, widely and effectively used in the biological control of pest mites and small insects, particularly thrips and whiteflies.
Peterson Rodrigo Demite, Fernanda Atalane de Oliveira, Mylena da Silva Gomes, Gilberto José de Moraes, Anderson Mathias Holtz, Grazielle Furtado Moreira   +5 more
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Mites associated with Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) Kunth (Malpighiaceae) in the state of Pará, Brazil

Entomological Communications, 2020
The present study evaluated the mite fauna associated with nance, Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) Kunth, in the state of Pará, Eastern Amazon. Mites were collected from leaves of nance clones in the municipalities of Belém and Tomé-Açu from 2012 to 2014.
Aloyséia Noronha, Jeferson L. C. Mineiro, Noeli J. Ferla, Tatiane M. M. G. Castro, Guilherme L. Silva, Antônio C. Lofego, Adria O. Azevedo   +6 more
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What is the potential for artificial selection of insect biological control traits? A systematic review of their genetic variation, heritability, and evolvability

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 173, Issue 6, Page 463-497, June 2025.
Growing interest in optimizing biocontrol traits, particularly due to Nagoya Protocol constraints, necessitates understanding their heritability and genetic variation. This systematic review of 5209 studies on arthropod biocontrol agents yielded 94 relevant articles, with 42 providing heritability values.
Sophie R. Chattington, Jiaqi Chen, Bart A. Pannebakker, Kelley Leung   +3 more
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New mite species associated with certain plant species from Guam

Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research, 2011
Several new mite species have been reported from certain plants from Guam. Most remarkably, the spider mite, Tetranychus marianae (Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) and the predatory mite Phytoseius horridus (Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) (Solanum melongena ...
Gadi V.P. Reddy, Rosalie Kikuchi, Jenelyn E. Remolona   +2 more
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Tetranychus marianae McGregor, 1950 (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Piper (Piperaceae) species in the state of Pará, Brazil

Entomological Communications, 2021
This study reports the occurrence of the phytophagous mite Tetranychus marianae McGregor, 1950 (Tetranychidae), in species of the genus Piper (P. hispidum Sw., P. marginatum Jacq., P. montealegreanum Yunk., P. peltatum L., P.
Aloyséia C. S. Noronha, Ilmarina C. Menezes, Júlia J. Ferla, Regiane C. Vieira, Leonardo S. Duarte, Jeferson L. C. Mineiro   +5 more
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More Insights into the Species Richness and Distribution of Eriophyoid Mites: A Reply to Li and Xue (2024)

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 52, Issue 6, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Aim This paper is a response to Li and Xue (2024) regarding the global species richness and distribution of the eriophyoid mites, which are highly host‐specific phytophages. Discussion The number of described plant species is approaching 400,000. This enormous level of plant diversity has played a fundamental role in the diversification of the
Sebahat K. Ozman‐Sullivan, Gregory T. Sullivan   +1 more
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Ricoseius loxocheles (Phytoseiidae: Acarina)

The Florida Entomologist, 1970
A second specimen of Ricoseius loxocheles (De Leon) has been found, redescribed and illustrated to correct errors in the original description. This specimen is from Brazil.
Harold A. Denmark, Martin H. Muma
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An annotated checklist of Iranian Mesostigmata (Acari), excluding the family Phytoseiidae

Persian Journal of Acarology, 2013
The present checklist provides the results of a survey of collected and identified mesostigmatic mites in Iran (excluding the family Phytoseiidae) including 348 species belonging to 128 genera, 39 families, and 17 superfamilies of which one genus ...
Shahrooz Kazemi, Asma Rajaei
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Biological Control of Echinothrips americanus Morgan (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Sweet Pepper Using the Predatory Thrips Franklinothrips vespiformis Crawford (Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae)

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 149, Issue 2, Page 274-277, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Echinothrips americanus Morgan (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), also known as poinsettia thrips, has invaded several parts of the world becoming an important pest in many vegetable and ornamental crops. While biological control methods using predatory mites and bugs have been effective against flower‐dwelling thrips, they have shown limited success ...
Niel Verachtert, Lien De Smedt, Sten Boonen, Apostolos Pekas   +3 more
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