Menthol as a Suggested Fumigant Acaricide against Tetranychus urticae Koch (Actinedida: Tetranychidae) in Green Houses | ||||
| Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology | ||||
| Article 11, Volume 7, Issue 1, July 2013, Page 53-56 PDF (108.59 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original research articles | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajesa.2013.4927 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| E. Bakr; Aziza Abou Zaid | ||||
| Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Fumigant toxicity of menthol was investigated against different stages of Tetranychus urticae Koch and two associated predators. Recorded LC50 values were 0.76, 0.279 and 0.269 mg/l against eggs, protonymphs and adults, respectively. Increase in efficiency was detected with increasing temperature, as LC50 values was decreased from 0.356 to 0.269 and 0.217 mg/l when temperature increased from 20° to 25° and 35°C; respectively. The two predators, Phytoseiulus persimilis A. H. and Neoseiulus californicus (McGr.) proved to be more tolerant to mentol vapor than T. urticae. Subjecting T. urticae proto-nymphs to LC50 of menthol vapor reduced mite productivity as finite rate decreased from 1.37 to 1.29 female per female per day. No significant change was recorded in total proteins, alkaline phosphatase and acid phosphatase between survived-treated and non-treated mites; while significant reduction was recorded in survived-treated mites in α-esterases, β-esterases and G. S-transferase. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| menthol; fumigant; Tetranychus urticae; Phytoseiulus persimilis; Neoseiulus californicus | ||||
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