Comparative demography and diet breadth of Brazilian and African populations of the predatory mite Neoseiulus baraki, a candidate for biological control of coconut mite

2008 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 523-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koffi Negloh ◽  
Rachid Hanna ◽  
Peter Schausberger
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Diet Breadth ◽  
Predatory Mite ◽  
Coconut Mite ◽  
African Populations ◽  
Comparative Demography ◽  
Neoseiulus Baraki

A new tray-type arena to mass rear Neoseiulus baraki, a predatory mite of coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis in the laboratory

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 556-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.S. Aratchige ◽  
L.C.P. Fernando ◽  
P.H.P.R. de Silva ◽  
K.F.G. Perera ◽  
C.S. Hettiarachchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Predatory Mite ◽  
Aceria Guerreronis ◽  
Mass Rear ◽  
Coconut Mite ◽  
Neoseiulus Baraki

Evidence for suppressing coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis by inundative release of the predatory mite, Neoseiulus baraki

2010 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.C.P. Fernando ◽  
K.P. Waidyarathne ◽  
K.F.G. Perera ◽  
P.H.P.R. De Silva
Keyword(s):  
Predatory Mite ◽  
Aceria Guerreronis ◽  
Inundative Release ◽  
Coconut Mite ◽  
Neoseiulus Baraki

Diverse non-crop vegetation assemblages as banker plants for predatory mites in strawberry crop

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Fernando Teruhiko Hata ◽  
Pedro Henrique Togni ◽  
Maurício Ursi Ventura ◽  
José Eduardo Poloni da Silva ◽  
Nilson Zacarias Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Predatory Mites ◽  
Predatory Mite ◽  
Plant Composition ◽  
Field Crops ◽  
Banker Plant ◽  
Solanum Americanum ◽  
Leonurus Sibiricus ◽  
Plant Inventory ◽  
Diverse Plant

Abstract Non-crop plant diversity plays a fundamental role in the conservation of predatory mite (PM) and can be proposed as a banker plant system (BPS). BPSs provide plants that host natural enemies in greenhouses or field crops and may improve the efficiency of biological control. The aim of this study was to investigate if a diverse plant composition could be a suitable BPS for PMs in strawberry crops. A plant inventory characterized 22 species of non-crop plants harboring PMs. The most abundant PMs, in decreasing order, were Neoseiulus californicus, Neoseiulus anonymus, Euseius citrifolius, and Euseius concordis. PMs were randomly distributed among plants. We also found specific associations of Phytoseiidae species and phytophagous or generalist mites on plants. Due to this, four species were deemed suitable as banker plants: Capsicum sp., Leonurus sibiricus, Solanum americanum, and Urochloa mutica. Moreover, these plants combined a high PMs density and a low occurrence or absence of pest-mites. This study suggests shifting the traditional view that BPSs are composed of a limited number of species to use plant assemblages. This contributes to both conservation and augmentative biological control.

scholarly journals Size of predatory mites and refuge entrance determine success of biological control of the coconut mite

BioControl ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 681-689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando R. da Silva ◽  
Gilberto J. de Moraes ◽  
Izabela Lesna ◽  
Yukie Sato ◽  
Carlos Vasquez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Predatory Mites ◽  
Coconut Mite
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