Phytoseiid mites have been considered the most promising predators for control of pest and small insects. Their use in solanaceous crops biological major mite pests represents an important challenge requires continued research. This study aimed at investigating phytoseiid species their associated phytophagous on eggplant (Solanum melongena), tomato lycopersicum) black nightshade nigrum) Syrian ...

The social environment early in life is a key determinant of developmental, physiological and behavioural trajectories across vertebrate and invertebrate animals. One crucial variable is the presence/absence of conspecifics. For animals usually reared in groups, social isolation after birth or hatching can be a highly stressful circumstance, with potentially long-lasting consequences. Here, we ...

It has become clear that omnivorous predators can induce plant defences affect the performance and host choice of herbivores. They are also known to production volatiles behaviour herbivores searching for plants. These may other predators, which was investigated here. The predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis preferred plants previously exposed mirid Macrolophus pygmaeus over clean mites were ...