Does the ability of Blattisocius species to prey on mites and insects vary according to the relative length of the cheliceral digits?

Esteca, Fernanda de Cássia Neves; Pérez-Madruga, Yanebis; Britto, Erika P. J.; Moraes, Gilberto José de

doi:10.1051/acarologia/20142133

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“…It has been shown to develop and reproduce on Amyelois transitella (Walker) and A. kuehniella (Thomas et al 2011 ). However, although attacking a relatively large number of eggs of A. kuehniella each day, very low oviposition was reported by Esteca et al ( 2014 ) for that predator on the same prey.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…In a recent study conducted by Esteca et al ( 2014 ), Blattisocius everti Britto, Lopes and Moraes, of digits of similar lengths, had better performance than B. keegani on an undescribed Thyreophagus Rondani species (Astigmatina).…”

Section: Blattisociusmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…In a detailed study by Walter and Ikonen ( 1989 ), shape of chelicerae was again related to preferences for different food items, but their conclusion did not totally agree with what was proposed by Karg ( 1983 ). Thus, relating cheliceral shape with food preference is not an easy task, most probably because cheliceral shape is just one of the factors involved in food acceptance (Esteca et al 2014 ).…”

Section: Biological Informationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It has also been reported to feed on eggs of Diaprepes abbreviatus (L.) (Beavers et al 1972 ), Cryptolestes turcicus (Grouvelle), C. ferrugineus , O. surinamensis , T. castaneum , T. confusum and Trogoderma parabile Beal (Barker 1967 ;Hughes 1976 ), and to develop and reproduce on C. turcicus (Barker 1967 ). However, oviposition was very low on L. serricorne and Zabrotes subfasciatus (Bohemann), despite the relatively high number of eggs of L. serricorne attacked each day (Esteca et al 2014 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

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“…Outro fator que pode explicar a menor quantidade de ácaros em solo coberto com polietileno é que é sabido que os ácaros edáficos são mais encontrados em matéria orgânica (FLECHTMANN, 1975;KRANTZ, 1978;FERRAZ, 1996); sendo assim, em cobertura com polietileno essa camada é inexistente e também aumenta em até 7°C a temperatura do solo (COSTA, 2012), comparando com cobertura orgânica, o que torna o microclima prejudicial aos ácaros de solo (BUTCHER;SNIDER, 1971;BADEJO, 1990). FLECHTMANN, 1990;ESTECA et al, 2014;SILVA et al, 2016). O outro predador encontrado em grande quantidade foi P. pygmaeus, em que já foram relatados em colônias de insetos em laboratório, raízes de plantas, material vegetal em decomposição, sendo predadores de pequenos artrópodes e fungívoros (AFIFI; HASSAN; EL-BILSHLAWY, 1984;BREGETOVA, 1977;LAWSON-BALAGBO et al, 2007).…”

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Manejo integrado de pragas na cultura do morangueiro no sul de Minas Gerais

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Integrade pest management in culture of strawberry in southern of Minas Gerais The southern of Minas Gerais is the main region producing strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) in Brazil. The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae), is considered one of the main strawberry pests in Brazil and in several countries. An important practice in strawberry cultivation refers to soil cover, which is usually made with polyethylene film, but it is expensive and generates very persistent residues in the environment. The objective of this study was to compare the resistance of eight strawberry genotypes ('Albion', 'IAC Guarani', 'IAC Princesa Isabel', 'Oso Grande', IAC T-0104, IAC 12, IAC 4 and IAC 1.13); to determine the effect of soil cover (with dehydrated coffee pulp, known as coffee straw) on the pests mites/ pathogens and predatory mites of this crop; to compare the occurrence of pests, pathogens and natural enemies between an organic and a conventional strawberry crop. The results indicated that 'IAC Princesa Isabel', IAC T-0104 and IAC 12 are resistant, IAC 4 and IAC 1.13 are moderately resistant, and 'IAC Guarani', 'Oso Grande' and 'Albion' are susceptible to the two-spotted spider mite. 'Oso Grande' and 'Albion' are widely used by producers in the southern of Minas Gerais. The use of coffee straw increased the number of edaphic predators, both in the soil beds (field) and in pots (laboratory) as well as in strawberry leaflets. The Gamasina Proctolaelaps pygmaeus (Müller) (Melicharidae) was seen on strawberry leaftlets, mainly in the nocturnal period. Higher numbers of the two-spotted spider mites and disease severity were observed in plants grown on soil covered with polyethylene. In addition, the level of the two-spotted spider mite infected by the fungi Neozygites floridana (Weiser and Muma) was higher in plants cultivated in soil covered with coffee straw. No significant difference was observed between yield in soil covered with polyethylene and in soil covered with dry coffee straw. The results of the comparison of the occurrence of arthropods and pathogens between the organic and conventional systems showed fewer occurrences of the two-spotted spider mites and predators in conventional strawberry cultivation, but considerable occurrence of thrips, whitefly and gray mold. The incidence of dendrophoma and leaf spots caused by pestalotia was the same in both cropping systems. The results suggest the convenience to continue the development process of the genotypes that were less affected by the two-spotted spider mite, which could be used in the future by producers, and the conduction of complementary studies to evaluate the performance of crops in organic system that incorporate the use of coffee straw as soil coverage.

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Active and frozen host mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Acari: Acaridae) influence the mass production of the predatory mite Blattisocius mali (Acari: Blattisociidae): life table analysis

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Blattisocius mali (Oudemans) is a candidate predatory mite on some astigmatid mite pests like Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank). In current study, life table parameters of B. mali were comparatively evaluated when fed on mixed life stages, frozen (one day at -20°C) and cold stored (90 days at -20°C and 4°C) eggs of T. putrescentiae. The highest and lowest values of fecundity, total longevity, oviposition period, life span and adult longevity of B. mali were observed when the predator provided with one-day and 90-days frozen eggs (stored at 4°C) of T. putrescentiae, respectively. Moreover, the highest values of net reproductive rate (R0), intrinsic rate of increase (r) and finite rate of increase (λ) of B. mali were obtained by feeding on one-day frozen eggs (23.94 offspring/individual, 0.332 day-1, 1.39 day-1, respectively), without significant differences from the predators reared on alive mixed stages of T. putrescentiae. However, the lowest values of R0 (1.54 offspring/individual), r (0.058 day-1) and λ (1.06 day-1) were recorded when B. mali was reared on 90-days frozen eggs (stored at 4°C). The results, as first evidence of life-history of B. mali, represent not only the potential of the predator as suitable biological control agent against T. putrescentiae, but also the possibility of its mass production by frozen host stages. Provision of one-day frozen eggs of T. putrescentiae were the best choice for B. mali survival and reproduction with no harmful effects of living stages (direct damage, frass and exuviae) on crop.

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Does the ability of Blattisocius species to prey on mites and insects vary according to the relative length of the cheliceral digits?

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Potential of Ascidae, Blattisociidae and Melicharidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) as Biological Control Agents of Pest Organisms

Potential of Ascidae, Blattisociidae and Melicharidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) as Biological Control Agents of Pest Organisms

Manejo integrado de pragas na cultura do morangueiro no sul de Minas Gerais

Active and frozen host mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Acari: Acaridae) influence the mass production of the predatory mite Blattisocius mali (Acari: Blattisociidae): life table analysis

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