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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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.
Qi-Qi Hu +5 more
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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
Shiori Kinto +2 more
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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.
Yu-Xi Zhu +5 more
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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.
A. V. Razuvaeva +3 more
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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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Avoidance of ant chemical traces by spider mites and its interpretation. [PDF]
Exp Appl Acarol, 2022 Yano S, Konishi M, Akino T.
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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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Twospotted Spider Mite Control, 1991 [PDF]
Insecticide and Acaricide Tests, 1992 Abstract This trial was initiated on 18 Jun on a stand of'Paymaster 145' in Tillman County, near Tipton to evaluate several insecticides against TSM infestation. Insecticides were applied using a ground rig equipped with a 6 row boom calibrated to deliver 5 gal finished spray/acre in a randomized complete block design with 3 replicates ...
Miles Karner, Mark Kelley, Jerry Goodson
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