Effect of two different host plants on biological features of<i>Neoseiulus californicus</i>(Mcgregor)

Castagnoli, M.; Liguori, M.; Simoni, Sauro

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“…The r m -values (0.294-0.328) of the Spical strain feeding on each eggs of the five prey mite species were either similar to or higher than those (0.19-0.287) of other N. californicus strains (Ma and Laing 1973;Mesa et al 1990;Castagnoli and Simoni 1991;Castagnoli et al 1999a;Gotoh et al 2004). In these studies, the r m -values tend to be higher when fed on eggs (0.274-0.287) than when fed on all prey stages (0.19-0.274).…”

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“…As the Spical strain was first imported to Japan from The Netherlands in 1998 for preliminary trials by biocontrol specialists to evaluate its effect under field conditions of Japan, a strain that was collected before 1998 in Japan is considered to be indigenous (Gotoh et al 2004). Several studies have examined the effects of prey species and plants on development and reproduction of N. californicus strains from Europe and the United States (Raworth et al 1994;Croft et al 1998;Castagnoli et al 1999aCastagnoli et al , 2001Jolly 2000;Cedola et al 2001;Cedola and Sanchez 2003). However, no data are available for the Spical strain.…”

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Influence of prey on developmental performance, reproduction and prey consumption of Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

2006

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The Spical strain of the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) is used as a biological control agent, but little is known about its preferred prey and host plants in Japan. Here we studied the development, reproduction and prey consumption of the Spical strain when fed on eggs of five different spider mite species deposited on both their laboratory-rearing plant and cherry, on which all five spider mite species developed well. The developmental periods of immature N. californicus females and males were significantly affected by the prey species they fed on, but not by the plants. No difference was found between males and females. The developmental period was shorter on eggs of two Tetranychus species than on eggs of Panonychus ulmi. Immature females had a higher predation rate than immature males. Preoviposition period, oviposition period and the number of eggs laid per female were not significantly affected by either the plants or the type of prey eggs. The postoviposition period and total adult longevity were shorter on eggs of P. ulmi than of the other four prey species, but there was no effect of plant substrate. The postoviposition period of the Spical strain was much longer than that of other N. californicus strains or other predatory mite species: the postoviposition period of the Spical strain was more than three times longer than the oviposition period, accounting for more than 75% of the total adult longevity. This suggests that the females need multiple mating to reach full egg load, but this remains to be tested. Total consumption by N. californicus adults was lower for eggs of P. ulmi than for eggs of the other four species, apparently because of the shorter postoviposition period when fed on eggs of P. ulmi. The intrinsic rates of natural increase (r(m)) on the rearing plant did not differ among prey species, whereas those on cherry were significantly different: the value was higher on Tetranychus urticae eggs than on eggs of other species. Only when N. californicus fed on T. urticae eggs, the r(m)-values were significantly different between the rearing plant and cherry (higher on cherry). Thus, the Spical strain of N. californicus could feed on eggs of all five spider mite species, deposited on a variety of plants with similar r(m)-values, suggesting that it could be successfully used to control spider mites in orchards and various crop fields of Japan.

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Influence of prey on developmental performance, reproduction and prey consumption of Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

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“…Actually, the intrinsic rate of natural increase of N. californicus presented lower value with P. citri compared with T. urticae. The intrinsic rate of natural increase of N. californicus, with T. urticae provided as food, reached values between 0.19 and 0.274 (Mesa et al, 1990;Castagnoli & Simoni 1991;Rencken & Pringle 1998;Castagnoli et al, 1999 andGotoh et al, 2004). Therefore, our study indicated that the effect of successive release of N. californicus in the open field will be more convenient for controlling P. citri, instead of single release, to compensate the low value of the intrinsic rate of natural increase of N. californicus.…”

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Potential of Neoseiulus californicus (Mc-Gregor) as a Biocontrol Agent of Panonychus citri (Mc-Gregor) (Phytoseiidae-Tetranychidae)

Ebrahim

Abdallah

Halawa

2014

Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology

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The life history and predation rate of the predatory mite, Neoseiulus californicus (Mc-Gregor) on the citrus red mite, Panonychus citri (Mc-Gregor) were studied under laboratory conditions at 25°C and 60-70% R.H. All movable stages of the predator were able to devour all different stages of P. citri. Average consumption rates of eggs, larvae, protonymphs, deutonymphs and adult males and females of P. citri by the predator larva were 0.8 ±0.71, 0.7 ±0.32, 0.5 ±0.40, 0.3 ±0.23, 0.2 ±0.10 and 0.3 ±0.23 prey individuals, respectively. These values increased with predator development from protonymph to adult. The predator adult female devoured 7.8 ±1.12, 7.5 ±0.86, 5.0±1.30, 3.7 ±0.86, 2.5±3.20 and 5.1 ±0.86 prey individuals; while those for male were 5.5 ±0.72, 5.5 ±0.86, 4.3 ±1.40, 3.6 ±0.86, 3.0 ±2.4 and 4.0 ±0.86 prey individuals for the previous prey stages, respectively. Thus, the predator adult female ate more than any other stage. In addition, the eggs and larvae, compared to other stages of P. citri, were the most consumed by all different predator stages; this raised the predator fecundity unlike the adult stage of the prey. Predation rate, life cycle, and oviposition periods varied depending on prey stages. The intrinsic rate of natural increase (rm) was higher on prey immatures and eggs than on prey adult females, which were 0.149, 0.092 and 0.042, respectively. Results indicated the effectiveness of N. californicus as an important biological control agent against P. citri.

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“…A similar result was found For effective employment of N. californicus as a biological control agent, its predation activity must be better understood. The functional responses of N. californicus can differ depending upon a number of factors: strains with different nutritional histories (Castagnoli et al 1999), environmental temperature (Gotoh et al 2004) and the use of pesticides (Poletti et al 2007). Ahn et al (2010) studied the functional response of N. californicus on T. urticae in strawberries and concluded that the functional response of adult female was not influenced by non-glandular trichomes on abaxial leaves but was affected by temperature.…”

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“…Ahn et al (2010) studied the functional response of N. californicus on T. urticae in strawberries and concluded that the functional response of adult female was not influenced by non-glandular trichomes on abaxial leaves but was affected by temperature. Castagnoli et al (1999) stated that it is important to know the host and the prey history of the predator strain used for successful biological control. However, this study has also shown that N. californicus has an excellent predatory capacity on T. urticae (60 pest-mites per adult female per day).…”

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Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor, 1954) preying in different life stages of Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1836 (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae)

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Acarologia

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Effect of two different host plants on biological features ofNeoseiulus californicus(Mcgregor)

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References 22 publications

Influence of prey on developmental performance, reproduction and prey consumption of Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Influence of prey on developmental performance, reproduction and prey consumption of Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Potential of Neoseiulus californicus (Mc-Gregor) as a Biocontrol Agent of Panonychus citri (Mc-Gregor) (Phytoseiidae-Tetranychidae)

Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor, 1954) preying in different life stages of Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1836 (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae)

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