Florida (USA) is a major producer of squash, Cucurbita pepo L. (Cucurbitaceae), with approximated 16% the US production in 2019, valued at about 35 million USD. Major insect pests, including sweetpotato whitefly MEAM1, Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), and melon aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover Aphididae), jeopardize plant development transmit viruses economic importance that can c...

The tetranychid Tetranychus turkestani Ugarov and Nikolskii is a serious pest of many important crops around the world. Management T. by augmentative biological control using predators such as phytoseiid Amblyseius swirskii (Athias-Henriot) envisioned an environmentally safe alternative to acaricides. Foundational knowledge on – A. interactions in laboratory are necessary predict outcome releas...