Evaluation of astigmatid mites as factitious food for rearing four predaceous phytoseiid mites (Acari: Astigmatina; Phytoseiidae)

Barbosa, Marina F. C.; Moraes, Gilberto José de

doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2015.06.010

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“…Many species of commercially available phytoseiid mites are mass reared using astigmatid mites (Acari: Astigmata) as factitious prey 4,5 . Like many other arthropod species, predatory and prey mites are closely associated with symbiotic and pathogenic bacteria that may have variable yet critical impact on several fitness parameters of their arthropod hosts 6,7 .…”

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Comparison of bacterial microbiota of the predatory mite Neoseiulus cucumeris (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and its factitious prey Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Acari: Acaridae)

Pekas¹,

Palevsky

Sumner

et al. 2017

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Neoseiulus cucumeris is a predatory mite used for biological control of arthropod pests. Mass-reared predators are fed with factitious prey mites such as Tyrophagus putrescentiae. Although some information on certain endosymbionts of N. cucumeris and T. putrescentiae exists, it is unclear whether both species share bacterial communities. The bacterial communities in populations of predator and prey mites, as well as the occurence of potential acaropathogenic bacteria were analyzed. The comparisons were based on the following groups: (i) N. cucumeris mass-production; (ii) N. cucumeris laboratory population with disease symptoms; (iii) T. putrescentiae pure populations and; (iv) T. putrescentiae from rearing units of N. cucumeris. Only 15% of OTUs were present in all samples from predatory and prey mite populations (core OTUs): the intracellular symbionts Wolbachia, Cardinium, plus other Blattabacterium-like, Solitalea-like, and Bartonella-like symbionts. Environmental bacteria were more abundant in predatory mites, while symbiotic bacteria prevailed in prey mites. Relative numbers of certain bacterial taxa were significantly different between the microbiota of prey mites reared with and without N. cucumeris. No significant differences were found in the bacterial communities of healthy N. cucumeris compared to N. cucumeris showing disease symptoms. We did not identify any confirmed acaropathogenic bacteria among microbiota.

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Comparison of bacterial microbiota of the predatory mite Neoseiulus cucumeris (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and its factitious prey Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Acari: Acaridae)

Pekas¹,

Palevsky

Sumner

et al. 2017

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101

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“…It is widely distributed and has been commercially used in various countries around the world (Gotoh et al 2004;Canlas et al 2006;McMurtry et al 2013;Barbosa & de Moraes 2015). Neoseiulus longispinosus (Evans) is another efficient phytoseiid mite of large number of mite pests, and this species has primarily an Asian distribution (Zhang et al 1998;Thongtab et al 2001;Carrillo et al 2012;Rahman et al 2013).…”

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Prey consumption and functional response of Neoseiulus californicus and Neoseiulus longispinosus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Tetranychus urticae and Tetranychus kanzawai (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Song

Zheng

Zhang

et al. 2016

Systematic and Applied Acarology

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Tetranychus urticae Koch and Tetranychus kanzawai Kishida are important pest mites of various crops of economic importance around the world. Prey consumption and functional responses of two species of phytoseiid mites on these two spider mites were evaluated at 25 ± 1°C, 65 ± 10% RH in the artificial climatic chamber with a photoperiod of 16 h light:8 h dark. The functional response of both Neoseiulus species was type II on three immature stages (egg, larva and protonymph) of Tetranychus species. The value of attack rate coefficients (α) of N. californicus to each stage of Tetranychus was greater than N. longispinosus, and the shortest handling time (T h ) was obtained on larvae followed by nymphs and eggs. The maximum attack rate (T/T h ) on eggs, larvae and nymphs of T. urticae was estimated to be 11. 87, 37.23 and 26.95 for N. californicus, and 18.43, 28.98 and 20.67 for N. longispinosus; the maximum attack rate (T/T h ) on eggs, larvae and nymphs of T. kanzawai was estimated to be 11.90, 42.97 and 39.60 for N. californicus, and 24.15, 31.60 and 24.45 for N. longispinosus. When different densities of prey were offered to the predators, more prey was consumed at higher prey densities, and interaction between prey stage and prey density was significant for N. californicus, but not significant for N. longispinosus. The ability of N. californicus preying on larvae and nymphs of both Tetranychus species was significantly greater than N. longispinosus at high prey densities, but N. longispinosus consumed more eggs than N. californicus.

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“…Amblyseius swirskii originates from the Mediterranean area and is considered a type III generalist predatory mite (McMurtry, De Moraes, & Sourassou, 2013), meaning it not only feeds on different natural prey, but also on other non-prey food sources like pollen, nectar, plant exudates, honeydew and pycnial fluid from fungi (Goleva & Zebitz, 2013;Nomikou, Janssen, & Sabelis, 2003;Swirski, 1967). The ability of A. swirskii to develop and reproduce on non-pest prey species and/or alternative food sources is a huge benefit in establishing mass-rearing systems (Barbosa & de Moraes, 2015;Massaro, Martin, & de Moraes, 2016;. Furthermore, supplemental feeding also ensures that augmentative releases of A. swirskii are more likely to retain and increase populations in cropping systems (Hoogerbrugge, van Houten, van Baal, & Bolckmans, 2008;Huang et al, 2011;Messelink et al, 2014).…”

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“…Astigmatid mites are novel supplemental prey candidates to aid establishment of generalist predator populations in crops; they are easily mass-produced on inexpensive substrates (bran, yeast, flour), and their use as factitious prey in the mass production of predatory mites, is well studied (Barbosa & de Moraes, 2015;Castagnoli, 1989;Massaro et al, 2016;Ramakers & van Lieburg, 1988;Simoni, Nannelli, Goggioli, Guidi, & Castagnoli, 2006;Vangansbeke et al, 2014). To date a number of astigmatid mite species are used in the commercial mass production of several species of phytoseiid predators; these include Carpoglyphus lactis (L.), Thyreophagus entomophagus (Laboulbene) and Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) (Bolckmans & van Houten, 2006;Fidgett & Stinson, 2008).…”

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The potential of highly nutritious frozen stages of Tyrophagus putrescentiae as a supplemental food source for the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii

Pirayeshfar

Safavi

Moayeri

et al. 2020

Biocontrol Science and Technology

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Astigmatid mites have potential as supplementary prey items to support generalist predator populations in crops. However, applying living prey mites has some disadvantages; if not predated they have the potential to cause crop damage and allergies. In this study, we evaluated various diets based on the astigmatid mite Tyrophagous putrescentiae (Schrank) as a supplemental food source for the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii Ahias-Henriot. Eggs and larvae of T. putrescentiae were reared on a diet of dog food (rich in proteins and fat) or bran (rich in carbohydrate); they were offered either frozen or alive, and either with or without cattail pollen (Typha angustifolia L.). Oviposition rate of A. swirskii fed with frozen mite larvae reared on dog food was similar to the rate observed when they were fed with cattail pollen or living prey mites, but developmental time of A. swirskii was longer on this frozen diet than on a diet of living prey mites or pollen. Both living and frozen prey mites were, in contrast with cattail pollen, not suitable for oviposition by western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande. In a greenhouse study, the use of frozen prey mite stages as supplemental food on chrysanthemum plants allowed populations of A. swirskii to establish, but not increase; in contrast, provision of living prey mites and pollen increased A. swirskii populations on plants. Hence, our study shows that living prey mites, but not frozen prey mites, had the greatest potential as a supplemental food source for A. swirskii.

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Evaluation of astigmatid mites as factitious food for rearing four predaceous phytoseiid mites (Acari: Astigmatina; Phytoseiidae)

Cited by 29 publications

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Comparison of bacterial microbiota of the predatory mite Neoseiulus cucumeris (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and its factitious prey Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Acari: Acaridae)

Comparison of bacterial microbiota of the predatory mite Neoseiulus cucumeris (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and its factitious prey Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Acari: Acaridae)

<p class="HeadingRunIn"><strong>Prey consumption and functional response of <em>Neoseiulus</em> californicus and <em>Neoseiulus longispinosus</em> (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on <em>Tetranychus urticae</em> and <em>Tetranychus kanzawai </em>(Acari: Tetranychidae)</strong></p>

The potential of highly nutritious frozen stages of Tyrophagus putrescentiae as a supplemental food source for the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii

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