Greenbug (Homoptera: Aphididae) and Banks Grass Mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) Distribution on Sorghum Plants

1986 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. L. Archer ◽  
E. D. Bynum
Keyword(s):  
Banks Grass Mite

Influences of Temperature and Humidity on Pre-Adult Development of the Banks Grass Mite (Acari: Tetranychidae)

1984 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 338-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. M. Perring ◽  
T. O. Holtzer ◽  
J. L. Toole ◽  
J. M. Norman ◽  
G. L. Myers
Keyword(s):  
Adult Development ◽  
Temperature And Humidity ◽  
Banks Grass Mite

Banks Grass Mite, Oligonychus pratensis (Banks)

2008 ◽  
pp. 378-378
Author(s):  
Colin Berry ◽  
Jason M. Meyer ◽  
Marjorie A. Hoy ◽  
John B. Heppner ◽  
William Tinzaara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oligonychus Pratensis ◽  
Banks Grass Mite

Acarine Pests

2020 ◽  
pp. 31-43
Author(s):  
Patricia J. Vittum
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Plant Tissue ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Physiological Characteristics ◽  
Banks Grass Mite

This chapter examines mites. Mites are arthropods in the class Arachnida, order Acari, and have several morphological and physiological characteristics that differ from insects. Many mites of economic importance in agriculture develop very rapidly and complete several generations each year. Mouthparts of mites are described as rasping and sucking — the mite rasps a wound on the surface of plant tissue and then laps or sucks up the resulting plant exudate. Several mites attack turfgrass in various regions of North America. The chapter then looks at the bermudagrass mite, the zoysiagrass mite, the buffalograss mite, the winter grain mite, the clover mite, and the banks grass mite.

scholarly journals A life table analysis to evaluate biological control of banks grass mite using the predatory mite, Galendromus flumenis (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Ganjisaffar ◽  
Thomas M. Perring
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Intrinsic Rate ◽  
Developmental Time ◽  
Predatory Mite ◽  
Reproductive Rate ◽  
Intrinsic Rate Of Increase ◽  
Net Reproductive Rate ◽  
Rate Of Increase ◽  
Banks Grass Mite

The predatory mite, Galendromus flumenis (Chant) (Acari: Phytoseiidae), has shown promising traits for biological control of Banks grass mite, the major pest of date palms in California. In the present study, reproduction and population growth parameters of G. flumenis on Banks grass mite eggs were studied at 34ºC, 50±10% RH and a photoperiod of 16: 8 (L: D) hours. 100 percent of eggs hatched and 63.5 percent of the emerged larvae survived to adulthood. The total immature developmental time was 5.7 and 5.5 days for females and males, respectively. The sex ratio of G. flumenis was 0.70 (females/ females+ males). Mated females laid on average 1.6 eggs per day and 19.9 eggs during their mean ovipositional period of 12.5 days. The net reproductive rate (R0) was 11.5 females/ female/ generation, the intrinsic rate of increase (rm) was 0.200 females/ female/ day, the finite rate of increase (λ) was 1.222 population multiplication/ day, the mean generation time (T) was 12.2 days, and the doubling time (DT) was 3.5 days. The lower rm value of G. flumenis than that of its prey (0.24–0.48) explains why Banks grass mite escapes control by G. flumenis in field. These results suggest that augmentative release of this predator would offset the lower rm of the predator, thereby contributing to the control of Banks grass mite. Combined with the benefit of early releases determined in companion studies, future field studies with G. flumenis are being planned.

Field Evaluation of Resistance in Sorghums to Banks Grass Mite 1

Crop Science ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 821-823 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. G. Foster ◽  
G. L. Teetes ◽  
J. W. Johnson ◽  
D. T. Rosenow ◽  
C. R. Ward
Keyword(s):  
Field Evaluation ◽  
Banks Grass Mite
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