Possibility of Utilizing Neoseiulus californicus (Mcgregor) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to Control Oxycenus niloticus Zaher and Abou-Awad (Acari: Eriophyidae)
Ebrahim, A., Abdallah, A., Elsayed, K. (2013). Possibility of Utilizing Neoseiulus californicus (Mcgregor) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to Control Oxycenus niloticus Zaher and Abou-Awad (Acari: Eriophyidae). EKB Journal Management System, 7(2), 63-66. doi: 10.21608/ajesa.2013.163740
A. A. Ebrahim; A. A. Abdallah; K. M. Elsayed. "Possibility of Utilizing Neoseiulus californicus (Mcgregor) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to Control Oxycenus niloticus Zaher and Abou-Awad (Acari: Eriophyidae)". EKB Journal Management System, 7, 2, 2013, 63-66. doi: 10.21608/ajesa.2013.163740
Ebrahim, A., Abdallah, A., Elsayed, K. (2013). 'Possibility of Utilizing Neoseiulus californicus (Mcgregor) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to Control Oxycenus niloticus Zaher and Abou-Awad (Acari: Eriophyidae)', EKB Journal Management System, 7(2), pp. 63-66. doi: 10.21608/ajesa.2013.163740
Ebrahim, A., Abdallah, A., Elsayed, K. Possibility of Utilizing Neoseiulus californicus (Mcgregor) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to Control Oxycenus niloticus Zaher and Abou-Awad (Acari: Eriophyidae). EKB Journal Management System, 2013; 7(2): 63-66. doi: 10.21608/ajesa.2013.163740

Possibility of Utilizing Neoseiulus californicus (Mcgregor) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to Control Oxycenus niloticus Zaher and Abou-Awad (Acari: Eriophyidae)

Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology
Article 12, Volume 7, Issue 2, December 2013, Page 63-66  XML PDF (4.01 MB)
Document Type: Original research articles
DOI: 10.21608/ajesa.2013.163740
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Authors
A. A. Ebrahim; A. A. Abdallah; K. M. Elsayed
Plant Protection Research. Institute , ARC., Giza, Egypt
Abstract
The  life  history  and  predation rate  of the  predatory  mite,  Neoseiulus  californicus  (McGregor)  on  the  olive  mite, Oxycenus niloticus  Zaher and  Abou-Awad  and Tetranychus  urticae  Koch,  were separately  studied  at  25°C  and  60-70% R.H.  O. niloticus  was collected  from  the  upper  surface  of olive  leaves  Olea  europdea  L. and the  two-spotted  spider mite,  T.  urticae from  castor  oil plant Ricinus communis.  All movable  stages of the  predator  were  able  to  devour  O. niloticus  more  than  T. urticae  adult  female. Predation  rate,  life  cycle,  and  oviposition  periods  varied  depending  on  type of  prey.  Predator  larva,  protonymph,  deutonymph  and  adult  female and male consumed  1.2,6.8,7.9,11.7  and  10.1 of O. niloticus  adults  or  0.1,  1.9, 2.8,3.6  and  3.1  of T. urticae  adults  per day, respectively.  Nevertheless, the  intrinsic  rate of natural increase  (rm)  was  lower  on O. niloticus  than  on T. urticae, 0.l58  and 0.210, respectively.  Results  indicated  the effectiveness  of N. californicus  as  an  important  biological  control  agent  against  O. niloticus.
Keywords
Neoseiulus californicus; Development; Life table; Predation; Oxycenus niloticus; Tetranychus urticae
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