Effects of different prey on cold storage of predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

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Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran

Abstract

Predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot is one of the most important species of Phytoseiidae. In the current study, the effects of feeding on different preys including two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae Koch, cereal mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank), silverleaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius); together with integrated treatments of these preys including spider mite+cereal mite, spider mite+whitefly, cereal mite+whitefly and spider mite+cereal mite+whitefly on the biological charactristics of adult females of this predator (predation, fecundity and survivorship) were investigated after seven days storage at 10 °C. Larva and adult female with 72.34 and 11.76 % mortality had the highest and lowest susceptibility of this predator to temperature of 10 °C, respectively. The highest feeding of predatory mite after cold storage was observed on the larva and protonymph of T. urticae (91.63 prey). The lowest feeding was recorded on eggs of cereal mite (10.18 prey). Total fecundity of the predatory mite was significantly affected by different prey; the highest (5.13 egg) and lowest (1.55 egg) values of this parameter were recorded when the predatory mite fed on “spider mite+cereal mite+whitefly” and “cereal mite”, respectively. In the view point of mortality, the highest percentage was recorded in the predatory mites that reared on the cereal mite. According to the results obtained, integrated treatment of “spider mite+cereal mite+whitefly” was the most suitable treatment for the storage of A. swirskii at cold conditions than other treatments tested.

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