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Published in: BioControl 4/2017

25-05-2017

Two predatory mite species as potential control agents of broad mites

Authors: Fredy Alexander Rodríguez-Cruz, Arne Janssen, Angelo Pallini, Marcus Vinícius Alfenas Duarte, Cleide Maria Ferreira Pinto, Madelaine Venzon

Published in: BioControl | Issue 4/2017

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Abstract

The broad mite is a key pest of various crops worldwide, including chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens), where it is controlled with chemical pesticides. Two phytoseiid predators (Amblyseius herbicolus and Neoseiulus barkeri) and a blattisociid mite species (Lasioseius floridensis) occur in association with the broad mite in Brazil. Predation of broad mites and oviposition rates of A. herbicolus were higher than those of N. barkeri and lowest for L. floridensis. On intact plants, both phytoseiids controlled broad mite populations seven days after their release. In a separate experiment, the predators controlled broad mites on flowering plants during 15 days. After two months, plants with predators produced heavier fruits than plants without predators. Concluding, these two phytoseiid species can control broad mites on chili peppers plants at different densities and over time, reducing production losses, and should be evaluated under field conditions.
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Metadata
Title
Two predatory mite species as potential control agents of broad mites
Authors
Fredy Alexander Rodríguez-Cruz
Arne Janssen
Angelo Pallini
Marcus Vinícius Alfenas Duarte
Cleide Maria Ferreira Pinto
Madelaine Venzon
Publication date
25-05-2017
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
BioControl / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 1386-6141
Electronic ISSN: 1573-8248
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-017-9813-0

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