Ecological Studies on the Mango Red Spider Mite Oligonycbus mangiferus (Rahman and Sapra) in Mango Orchards (Acari: Tetranychidae) | ||||
| Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology | ||||
| Article 3, Volume 6, Issue 1, 2012, Page 7-13 PDF (4.96 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original research articles | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajesa.2012.163617 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| B. A. Abou-Awad1; S. I. Afia1; M. M. Al-Azzay2 | ||||
| 1Plant Protection Dept., National Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||||
| 2Agric. Zoology and Nematology Dept., Faculty of Agric., Al-Azbar Univ., Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Ecological studies and management of the red spider mite, Oligonychus mangiterus (Rahman and Sapra) infesting mango orchards near Cairo in Egypt were carried out for two years. Population behaviour of the pest was influenced by climatic conditions, host preference, predation and vertical distribution. About 14 & 15 generations were recorded for 0. mangiferus on Hindi and 16 & 14 generations on Alphonso cultivars during the two successive years respectively. Leaves at top level of both mango cultivars were found preferable to the mite infestation than those at the middle and bottom. Alphonso mango trees were nearly more susceptible to mite pest compared with Hindi cultivar. One acaricide application was sufficient to suppress the mite outbreak below the economic level when it applied as mite population started to increase. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Ecology; Control; Oligonychus mangiferus; Tetranychidae; Phytoseiidae; Phytophagous and Predacious mites | ||||
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