Analysis of apple tree phytosanitary state showed that the species composition phytophage mites is labile and subject to a constant shift share ratio. In 2012-2013, orchards Crimea were dominated by Amphytetranychus viennensis Zacher. Its in acarocomplex was 80%. Since 2014, ratio has changed towards prevalence Panonychus ulmi Koch. - 50%. With this, A. decreased 25.0%. some years there mass re...

The gall mite, Aceria pallida Keifer (Acari: Eriophyoidae) is an economically important pest of wolfberry Lycium barbarum L. and can cause significant losses to plant production. Two species phytoseiid predatory mites, Amblyseius andersoni Chant Neoseiulus neoreticuloides Liang & Hu were found on in Bayan Nur city, Inner Mongolia, China. We assessed the potential these two as biological con...

Tetranychid outbreaks have been detected since 2016 in southern highbush blueberries (SHB); however, it was not until 2019 that the red mite (SRM), Oligonychus ilicis (Acari: Tetranychidae) confirmed as pest causing severe bronzing and stunting, multiple Florida Georgia commercial blueberry plantings. To date, only three miticides (fenazaquin, fenpyroximate, acequinocyl) registered for use SHB ...

Life history theory predicts that females should produce few large eggs under food stress and many small eggs when food is abundant. We tested this prediction in three female-biased size-dimorphic predatory mites feeding on herbivorous spider mite prey: Phytoseiulus persimilis, a specialized spider mite predator; Neoseiulus californicus, a generalist preferring spider mites; Amblyseius anderson...

Generalist predatory mites belonging to the Phytoseiidae play a major role in keeping phytophagous mites below economic threshold levels in European apple orchards and vineyards. Apart from their primary prey, these phytoseiids can exploit a range of other foods, among which pollen and plant pathogenic fungi are very important. The ability of generalist predatory mites to feed on alternative fo...

This study was carried out 7 years after a first one conducted in 2013 as part of the policy Benin government to promote vegetable production sector. Data collection mostly based on countrywide survey 25 municipalities throughout Benin, from August December 2020. Farmers were selected their experience cultivating solanaceous crops, and interviewed assess perception about severity spider mite Te...