Commercial Availability of Predatory Mites
EDIS, 2005 Predatory mites such as Neoseiulus californicus McGregor (Fig. 1) and Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot (Fig. 2) feed on important fruits and ornamental pests such as the twospotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch), broad mite ...
Silvia I. Rondon +4 more
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Evaluation of selected crops for rearing predatory mite (Phytoseiulus persimilis), a predator of two-spotted red spider mites [PDF]
HeliyonThe damage caused by two-spotted spider mites, and the risks associated with chemical pesticides, including health and environmental risks necessitate the exploration of sustainable pest management methods.
Benard Mutuku, S.M. Mwendwa, E.M. Amwoka
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Evaluation of the Predatory Mite Neoseiulus barkeri against Spider Mites Damaging Rubber Trees. [PDF]
Insects, 2023 The spider mites Eotetranychus sexmaculatus, Eutetranychus orientalis and Oligonychus biharensisin are severe pests of rubber trees in China. The predatory mite Neoseiulus barkeri has been found to be a natural enemy of these three pests, while nothing is known about the biological performance of this phytoseiid predator against these phytophagous ...
Chen J +6 more
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Unexpected Persistence of the Predatory Mite Amblyseius andersoni Under Insecticide Exposure in Italian Apple Orchards [PDF]
InsectsPredatory mites are key natural enemies in perennial crops, and their conservation is fundamental to ensure biocontrol of several pests. Yet their susceptibility to insecticides may compromise their role in Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
Guillaume Serra +5 more
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Determination of spider mite abundance in soil of field-grown cucumbers and in plants under predatory mite pressure in invasive infestations using HRM real-time PCR assay. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 The two spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch L. (Acari: Tetranychidae), is a plant pest that can lead to severe economic losses in open field cucumber cultivation.
Anne-Katrin Kersten +2 more
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A QTL associated with leaf trichome traits has a major influence on the abundance of the predatory mite Typhlodromus pyri in a hybrid grapevine population [PDF]
Horticulture Research, 2019 The abundance of predatory phytoseiid mites, Typhlodromus pyri, important biological control agents of spider mite pests in numerous crops, is positively influenced by the density of leaf trichomes and tuft-form domatia in vein axils.
Paola Barba +5 more
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Control methods for Dermanyssus gallinae in systems for laying hens: results of an international seminar [PDF]
, 2009 This paper reports the results of a seminar on poultry red mite (PRM), Dermanyssus gallinae. Eighteen researchers from eight European countries discussed life cycle issues of the mite, effects of mites on hens and egg production, and monitoring and ...
A.-G. Gjevre +15 more
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Predatory Mite, Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) (Arachnida: Acari: Phytoseiidae)
EDIS, 2005 The predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) has characteristics of both type II specialist predatory mites and type III generalist predatory mites. N.
Elena M. Rhodes, Oscar E. Liburd
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Cannibalism, predation rate, and intrigued predation of two predatory mites, Protogamasellopsis rhizoglyphusi (Rhodacaridae) and Gaeolaelaps aculeifer (Laelapidae) [PDF]
نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایران, 2023 The The effects of individual predatory include predatory capacity, cannibalism, starvation, and different interactions of predatory on each other which causes effects on the population of the prey and the population of the predatory.
Mohammad Reza Amin, Mohammad Khanjani
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Herbicides Harm Key Orchard Predatory Mites
Insects, 2023 The phytoseiid mites Galendromus occidentalis and Amblydromella caudiglans are critical for conservation biological control of pest mites in Washington State, U.S.A. apples. While the non-target effects of insecticides on phytoseiids are well described, research on herbicide effects is limited.
Paul Bergeron, Rebecca Schmidt-Jeffris
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