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Predatory efficacy of three predatory mites against Megalurothrips usitatus
, 2023 Abstract Megalurothrips usitatus is a major insect pest of leguminous crops in southern China which causes great economic losses every year. Predatory mites are well known insect natural enemies which have been applied to control different insect pests including thrips species.
Haolong Li +3 more
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The Biodiversity of Water Mites That Prey on and Parasitize Mosquitoes
Diversity, 2020 Water mites form one of the most biodiverse groups within the aquatic arachnid class. These freshwater macroinvertebrates are predators and parasites of the equally diverse nematocerous Dipterans, such as mosquitoes, and water mites are believed to have ...
Adrian A. Vasquez +3 more
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Journal of Oasis Agriculture and Sustainable Development, 2022 Phytophagous mites of the family Tetranychidae are important pests of citrus in Tunisia, reducing the quality of the product in marketing value every year. In this study, the population dynamics of Tetranychus urticae, Panonychus citri and Eutetranychus
Sabrine Chouikhi +2 more
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Effect of nine pesticides against the date palm mite, Oligonychus afrasiaticus (Acari: Tetranychidae) and the predatory mite, Amblyseius swirskii (Acari: Phytoseiidae) under laboratory and field conditions. [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of BiologyDate palm trees, their cultivation and harvesting have become challenging due to infestations caused by some specific mites including Oligonychus afrasiaticus (McGregor) (Tetranychidae). Current research has been carried out to investigate the efficiency
S. S. Alhewairini, M. M. Al-Azzazy
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PLoS ONE, 2019 Phytoseiids are predatory mites that prey on other mites and small arthropods, and several species are used in commercial agriculture for biological control of pests.
Noureldin A Ghazy, Takeshi Suzuki
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Contrasting effects of temperature across trophic levels in geothermally warmed soil food webs
Oikos, EarlyView.Global warming is altering the structure and dynamics of ecological communities, with significant consequences for soil food webs. Rising temperatures are expected to accelerate metabolic rates in organisms, potentially altering species interactions, and the structure and energetics of food webs.
Estela Folch Chaos +3 more
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Side effects of fungicides and insecticides on predatory mites, in laboratory conditions
Journal of Plant Protection Research, 2014 Experiments were carried out on the toxicity of selected insecticides and fungicides to the predatory mites species: Amblyseius swirskii, A. andersoni, and Phytoseiulus persimilis.
Fiedler Żaneta , Sosnowska Danuta
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Miticidal Tools for Management of Southern Red Mites Infesting Southern Highbush Blueberries
Insects, 2023 Tetranychid outbreaks have been detected since 2016 in southern highbush blueberries (SHB); however, it was not until 2019 that the southern red mite (SRM), Oligonychus ilicis (Acari: Tetranychidae) was confirmed as the pest causing severe bronzing and ...
Lorena Lopez, Oscar E. Liburd
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Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Biological control agents performance is influenced by temperature. Two cold‐tolerant lines of O. loevigatus were developed, improving their fitness at both low and high temperatures, offering advantages far augmentative biological control. Abstract BACKGROUND The performance of biological control agents (BCAs) is strongly influenced by environmental ...
Ana Belén Abelaira +4 more
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Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2018 Thrips is one of the most harmful insect groups attacking many field and vegetable crops. Predatory mites, especially those in family Phytoseiidae, are considered as good bioagents to control thrips where application of chemical pesticides can be ...
Nevin Ahmed, Ming Lou
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