Amblydromalus limonicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) as a biocontrol agent: literature review and new findings

Knapp, Markus; Houten, Y. van; Hoogerbrugge, H.; Bolckmans, K.

doi:10.1051/acarologia/20132088

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“…In the early 1990s, A. limonicus was used successfully to prevent and control the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Messelink et al 2006). Recently, A. limonicus was commercialised and used in Europe primarily for thrips and whitefly control (Knapp et al 2013;Medd & GreatRex 2014;Chorazy et al 2016). In New Zealand, rates of predation of A. limonicus on TPP immature stages were reported at some fixed densities of prey (Xu & Zhang 2015;Davidson et al 2016;Patel & Zhang 2017).…”

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Functional and numerical responses of Amblydromalus limonicus and Neoseiulus cucumeris to eggs and first instar nymph of tomato/potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli)

Patel

Zhang

2017

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The tomato/potato psyllid (TPP), Bactericera cockerelli, is a serious pest of some agricultural and ornamental plants, especially of the Solanaceae family. It has been an invasive species in New Zealand since 2006, heavily impacting the potato and tomato industry. The functional and numerical responses of the phytoseiid predators Amblydromalus limonicus and Neoseiulus cucumeris were examined by offering a range of prey densities (two, four, eight, 12, 16, 20, 24 and 28 TPP eggs or 1 st instar nymphs) and compared on a capsicum leaf disc under 25 ± 1ºC, 85% ± 5% RH and a 14:10 h light: dark (L:D) photoperiod. Both species displayed a type 2 functional response when fed on eggs or 1 st instar nymphs of TPP, indicating an increase in the number of prey killed with an increase in prey population density. The results were analysed by using a logistic regression and Holling disc equation. A. limonicus had a higher attack rate for both eggs (0.05 ± 0.01) and 1 st instar nymphs (0.06 ± 0.01) than N. cucumeris, which had an attack rate of (0.03 ± 0.01) for eggs and (0.02 ± 0.01) for 1 st instar nymphs of TPP. N. cucumeris had a longer handling time for both eggs (3.68 ± 0.67 hrs) and 1 st instar nymphs (2.50 ± 0.79 hrs) compared with A. limonicus, with a handling time of (1.74 ± 0.23 hrs) for eggs and (1.15 ± 0.15 hrs) for 1 st instar nymphs. A. limonicus consistently produced significantly more eggs than N. cucumeris across all densities when fed on either eggs or 1 st instar nymphs of TPP. However, the results showed the lack of numerical response of both predator species to prey density. The stronger functional response of A. limonicus to TPP eggs and 1 st instar nymphs indicates that this species can potentially be a more effective biocontrol agent of TPP than N. cucumeris.

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Functional and numerical responses of Amblydromalus limonicus and Neoseiulus cucumeris to eggs and first instar nymph of tomato/potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli)

Patel

Zhang

2017

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“…In this study we assessed which stages of E. americanus are attacked and killed by four species of phytoseiid predatory mites: (1) Amblyseius swirskii (Athias-Henriot) and (2) Amblydromalus limonicus (Garman and McGregor), both commercially available and effective predators of western flower thrips (Knapp et al 2013;Messelink et al 2006), (3) Euseius gallicus Kreiter and Tixier, recently commercialised and promoted to control thrips in roses in combination with pollen application Put et al 2016) and (4) Euseius ovalis (Evans), an effective predator of western flower thrips and whiteflies (Messelink et al 2008). Both the predation and oviposition rates of the predatory mites were assessed in the laboratory to evaluate which mite species is potentially the most effective predator of E. americanus.…”

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Biological control of Echinothrips americanus by phytoseiid predatory mites and the effect of pollen as supplemental food

Ghasemzadeh

Leman²,

Messelink³

2017

Exp Appl Acarol

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The poinsettia thrips, Echinothrips americanus Morgan, is an upcoming pest in greenhouse crops, causing serious damage in various vegetable and ornamental crops through extensive foliage feeding. We assessed which stages of E. americanus are attacked and killed by the phytoseiid predatory mites Amblyseius swirskii (Athias-Henriot), Amblydromalus limonicus (Garman and McGregor), Euseius gallicus Kreiter and Tixier and Euseius ovalis (Evans). Both the predation and oviposition rates were assessed in the laboratory to evaluate which mite species is potentially the most effective predator of E. americanus. In two greenhouse trials with non-flowering sweet pepper plants, we compared the efficacy of the predators E. gallicus and E. ovalis with A. swirskii and we assessed how this was affected by the application of cattail pollen. All stages of E. americanus, except adults, were consumed by all species of predatory mites. The highest predation and oviposition rates were recorded for A. limonicus followed by A. swirskii and E. ovalis when first and second larval stages were provided as prey, but E. ovalis appeared to be the best predator of thrips pupae. Euseius gallicus displayed very low predation and oviposition rates compared to the other species of predatory mites. Cattail pollen did not support the population growth of poinsettia thrips, but it strongly increased the predatory mite population densities, particularly those of E. ovalis. Both A. swirskii and E. ovalis significantly reduced thrips densities on plants. The application of pollen significantly enhanced the control of E. americanus by A. swirskii; this was not the case for E. ovalis. Euseius gallicus did not reduce densities of E. americanus on sweet pepper plants, not even at high densities in the presence of pollen.

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“…A. limonicus is known in many countries of the Americas from the North to the South, Hawaii, and Australasia (Knapp et al 2013). It is an important species, which became first known in the 1960s for its use against Oligonychus punicae and Tetranychus cinnabarinus (=T.…”

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“…It is a generalist predator of phytophagous mites (e.g. Tetranychidae, Eriophyoidea, Tarsonemidae), immature insects (thrips, whitefly), and also the eggs of Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, and Diptera (Knapp et al 2013). It can utilize pollens of various plants for population growth, can survive on plant nectar, and was recently shown to develop and reproduce well on factitious food such as the frozen eggs of flour moth (Ephestia kuehniella) and the cysts of brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana) (Vangansbeke et al 2014b).…”

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“…It can utilize pollens of various plants for population growth, can survive on plant nectar, and was recently shown to develop and reproduce well on factitious food such as the frozen eggs of flour moth (Ephestia kuehniella) and the cysts of brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana) (Vangansbeke et al 2014b). In 2012, it became commercially available, being mass-reared on the mite Carpoglyphus lactis (Carpoglyphidae) (Knapp et al 2013). A year before this, Z.-Q.…”

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Amblydromalus limonicus: a “new association” predatory mite against an invasive psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) in New Zealand

Zhang

2015

Systematic and Applied Acarology

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The tomato/potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli, has been a pest of crops such as potato and tomato in North America for nearly a century and recently invaded some parts of Central America. It invaded New Zealand in May 2006 and is now distributed in both the North and South Island. Before our study, there had been no reports of Amblydromalus limonicus feeding on the tomato/potato psyllid in the US or other areas. After the invasion of the tomato/potato psyllid into New Zealand, we have observed numerous populations of local A. limonicus attacking the tomato/potato psyllid on greenhouse capsicums and tomatoes in the greater Auckland region, providing a certain degree of natural control. In these areas, A. limonicus was common before the invasion of the tomato/potato psyllid. This new association between a local predatory mite and an invasive insect is now well established. A. limonicus cultures have been maintained on capsicums (and sometimes tomato) infested with psyllids in greenhouses for the last three years. Laboratory studies showed that A. limonicus adults could survive and reproduce on the eggs, and first, second, and third instar nymphs of B. cockerelli, as well as on sugar excreted by psyllids, while immature A. limonicus could complete development on the psyllid sugar and first instar nymphs of B. cockerelli. A female predator consumed on average 2.5 psyllid eggs, 2.1 nymph I, 0.5 nymph II, 0.03 nymph III and 1.6 psyllid sugar droplets per day. Given that A. limonicus can be mass-reared and is now commercialized, it offers a new opportunity for the biological control of this psyllid.

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Amblydromalus limonicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) as a biocontrol agent: literature review and new findings

Cited by 45 publications

References 18 publications

Functional and numerical responses of Amblydromalus limonicus and Neoseiulus cucumeris to eggs and first instar nymph of tomato/potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli)

Functional and numerical responses of Amblydromalus limonicus and Neoseiulus cucumeris to eggs and first instar nymph of tomato/potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli)

Biological control of Echinothrips americanus by phytoseiid predatory mites and the effect of pollen as supplemental food

<strong><em>Amblydromalus limonicus</em>: a “new association” predatory mite against an invasive psyllid (<em>Bactericera cockerelli</em>) in New Zealand</strong>

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