MASS REARING OF THE PREDACEOUS MITE, PHYTOSEIULUS MACROPILIS (BANKS) (ACARI: PHYTOSEIIDAE) | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||||
Article 3, Volume 78, Issue 4, December 2000, Page 1477-1483 | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejar.1999.399704 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
IBRAHIM H. HEIKAL1; FATMA S. ALI2 | ||||
1Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||||
2Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Laboratory studies were conducted to evaluate rates of increase of both the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch and its predaceous mite, Phytoseiulus macropilis (Banks), on five different host plants. Mass rearing of this predator on the two-spotted spider mite on bean plants was also investigated during three months rearing periods. All tested host plants were found to be susceptible to the two-spotted spider mite infestation. Also, the highest increase of the predator population was noticed when both the prey and the predator reared on bean plants. | ||||
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