Effects of providing pollen to Euseius sojaensis or Amblyseius eharai (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on populations of the pink citrus rust mite, Aculops pelekassi (Acari: Eriophyidae)

Effects of Different Diets on Biological Characteristics of Predatory Mite Amblyseius Eharai (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

“…The use of pine pollen was found to be effective as a substitute food for the development of A. eharai populations [ 37 ]. DNA analysis also revealed that A. eharai uses two types of pollen from Digitaria ciliaris (Retz.)…”

A predatory mite that suppresses Diaphorina citri populations on plants with pollen and oviposition sites

“…Beltrà et al (2017) showed that biweekly applications of pollen and sugars to citrus trees in two orchards resulted in increased densities of predatory mites, but no effects on pest densities were reported. Furthermore, Tsuchida & Masui (2020) showed that spraying pollen on citrus plants in the field as food for predatory mites resulted in a significant decrease of another citrus pest, the eriophyid mite Aculops pelekassi (Keifer), on leaves and a marginal decrease on fruits. Together, these studies show that it is in principle possible to supply predatory mites on citrus with alternative food, and that this may result in increased pest control.…”

Flowering Plants and Entomophagous Arthropods in the Agricultural Landscape: A Practise-Oriented Summary of a Complex Relationship

“…For example, when provided with both cowpea and buckwheat, Orius insidiosus survived 35% longer and laid 111% more eggs compared to a single-species control [67] . In addition, the positive effects of supplemental floral diets on generalist predators usually led to population increase and a high predation rate [64,[68][69][70] . However, this is not always the case when considering the use of floral resources in conservation biological control.…”