Phylogenetic-Related Divergence in Perceiving Suitable Host Plants among Five Spider Mites Species (Acari: Tetranychidae) [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Spider mites belonging to the genus Tetranychus infest many important agricultural crops in both fields and greenhouses worldwide and are diversified in their host plant range.
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Spider mites avoid caterpillar traces to prevent intraguild predation [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 The phytophagous spider mites Tetranychus kanzawai and Tetranychus urticae can be as small as
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Spider Mites Singly Infected With Either Wolbachia or Spiroplasma Have Reduced Thermal Tolerance [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Heritable symbionts play an essential role in many aspects of host ecology in a temperature-dependent manner. However, how temperature impacts the host and their interaction with endosymbionts remains largely unknown.
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Species identification of spider mites (Tetranychidae: Tetranychinae): a review of methods [PDF]
Вавиловский журнал генетики и селекции, 2023 Spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) are dangerous pests of agricultural and ornamental crops, the most economically significant of them belonging to the genera Tetranychus, Eutetranychus, Oligonychus and Panonychus.
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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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A change in the bacterial community of spider mites decreases fecundity on multiple host plants [PDF]
MicrobiologyOpen, 2019 Bacterial symbionts may influence the fitness of their herbivore hosts, but such effects have been poorly studied across most invertebrate groups. The spider mite, Tetranychus truncatus, is a polyphagous agricultural pest harboring various bacterial ...
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Population‐specific effect of Wolbachia on the cost of fungal infection in spider mites [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Many studies have revealed the ability of the endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia to protect its arthropod hosts against diverse pathogens. However, as Wolbachia may also increase the susceptibility of its host to infection, predicting the outcome of a ...
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California Agriculture, 1963 Greater resistance to spider mites is the goal of a breeding program underway with Acala cotton at the U. S. Cotton Research Station, Shaffer. Differences in susceptibility to spider mites, previously observed between genetic cotton types, are being ...
T Leigh, A Hyer
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California Agriculture, 1951 Two kinds of mites feed on orchid plants–the spider mites or red spiders, and the false spider mites.
A Pritchard
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Entomophagous species of litter (Aleyrodidae) [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 There are several types of spider mites, some of which are specialized to feed on certain crops, and they are a major nuisance in agriculture. Predatory insects and mites, such as golden-eyes, semi-hardwings, cockroaches, and predatory mites, can ...
Sulaymanov Otabek, Jumaev Rasul
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