Functional response of predatory mite, Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) in laboratory condition
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Keywords: functional response, Phytoseiid mites, Spider mites,
Abstract :
While spider mites (Tetranychus spp.) are the key pests of crop products, phytoseiid mites are the most important and famous natural enemies of the herbivore mites as well as nominated as effective natural enemies of spider mites. High adaptability of spider mites to different environmental conditions resulted permanent activity and severe damage during the year. Due to the resistance to a wide range of pesticide application in herbivorous mites and pesticide residue onthe crops, biologicalcontrol of the herbivore mites was considered recently. In the present study functional response of predatory mite, Phytoseiulus persimilis was investigated against Tetranychus urticae in laboratory condition (27±1ºC, 50±10% RH, 16:8 L: D photoperiod). The results indicated that the predatory mite exhibited type ΙΙ functional response. Estimation of functional response parameters indicated that attack coefficient (a) and the handling time (Th) were 0.00154±0.000587 and 2.415±0.3505 respectively. Results revealed that the phytoseiid mite has potential and good performance for the control of spider mites in particular in low densities of the prey.
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