Abstract Twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae), is an important, worldwide pest of watermelon, Citrullus lanatus L. (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai (Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae). Feeding results in chlorotic spots and leaf necrosis, which can substantially reduce yields. In T. managed solely with acaricides. Issues acaricide resistance pesticide label res...

greenhouse whitefly and two-spotted spider mite are two important pests on greenhouse crops. the polyphagous predatory mite amblyseius swirskii preys on both of these pests. in this research, predation of the predatory mite on different stages of both pests, prey stage preference of pests, prey preference and switching behavior of predator between preferred stage of greenhouse whitefly and two-...

The Brazilian Pampa presents a high diversity of fauna and flora within mosaic environments. aim this study was to evaluate the assemblages predatory mites (Phytoseiidae Stigmaeidae) in three different environments: Grassland shrub vegetation, Grazing Exclusions fenced for six years Riparian Forest with tree vegetation. Phytoseiidae Stigmaeidae were evaluated total 324 plant sampled from nine s...

dried fruit mite, carpoglyphus lactis l. not only to being one of the serious and economic pests of some stored products, but also to be used as an alternative prey for commercially mass rearing of predatory mites. in this study, life table parameters of dried fruit mite were examined on baker's yeast under laboratory conditions at three photoperiods including full darkness, full light and 16 :...

This study was carried out to determine mite species on blackberry plants (Rubus spp. (Rosaceae)) in Florida and Georgia, USA, differences between organic conventional plantings the area sampled. Surveys were conducted commercial from June October 2016. Leaf samples collected monthly nine different cultivars including ‘Arapaho’, ‘Choctaw’, ‘Freedom’, ‘Kiowa’, ‘Natchez’, ‘Navaho’, ‘Osage’, ‘Ouac...

• Addition of two foods was better than one for Neoseiulus cucumeris establishment. plus artificial domatia promoted N. population growth. These supplementations enhanced the biological control efficiency .