Arthropods associated with the lychee erinose mite, Aceria litchii (Acari: Eriophyidae) on lychee trees in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Monitoring and management of Aceria litchii (Acari: Eriophyidae) in lychee orchard in São Paulo

“…Amblyseius herbicolus and A. compositus, which were relatively abundant (11.2% and 3.2% of the total phytoseiid mites, respectively) in the evaluated lychee orchard in Botucatu-SP, were also observed by Picoli et al (2010) in a lychee orchard in Casa Branca municipality, in the state of São Paulo, in which A. compositus was the most abundant phytoseiid mite (42.6%), and A. herbicolus was the fourth most abundant species (8.8%). Amblyseius herbicolus and A. compositus were also found in a commercial lychee orchard in Viçosa municipality, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil; however, in lower proportion (5.3% and 1.5%, respectively) (Ferraz et al 2022). The phytoseiid A. compositus was also found on lychee plants (Azevedo et al 2014) In addition to the direct effect of N. californicus mites on the predation of the pest mite, predators may have affected the behavior of erinose mites, decreasing their establishment and damage on lychee plants.…”

“…Among the natural enemies of A. litchii, the predatory mites of Phytoseiidae family stand out (Waite and Gerson 1994;Picoli et al 2010; Azevedo et al 2016;Ferraz et al 2022); however, the effectiveness of these predators in the biological control of A. litchii in commercial lychee orchards is little known. In addition, there is little information on the impact of pesticides used in the eld, on the population densities of the pest mite and associated natural enemies, and on the development of erineum on lychee trees.…”