scholarly journals Geographic Variation of Diapause Induction and Termination in the Spider Mite Tetrαnychus urticαe: Α mini-review

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Koveos ◽  
A. Veerman
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Variation ◽  
Spider Mite ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Mite Species ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Diapause Induction ◽  
Diapause Termination ◽  
Long Day ◽  
Critical Daylength ◽  
Tetranychus Urticae Koch

In eight strains of the spider mite Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae), originating from different localities in Europe, the critical daylength for diapause induction and termination was almost the same in each strain but varied with the latitudinal origin of the strains; critical daylength was shorter in strains originating from lower latitudes and longer in those from higher latitudes. Diapause intensity, measured as the period of chilling required for diapause termination under a short day photoperiod (LD 10:14) and 19°C, again varied with the latitudinal origin of each strain, being higher the more northern the origin of the strain. An exception were two mountain strains which showed a longer critical daylength and a deeper diapause than expected on the basis of their latitudinal origin. The number of long-day (LD 17:7) cycles required for 50% diapause termination after a certain period of chilling was higher in the northern and lower in the southern strains. These results indicate that geographic strains of T urticae may differ considerably in their diapause attributes, which may be explained as an adaptation to local climatic conditions. The great plasticity of the diapause response may, among other factors, have been responsible for the wide distribution of this mite species.

Inheritance of photoperiodic control of larval diapause in the Asian corn borer Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenée)

2015 ◽  
Vol 105 (3) ◽  
pp. 326-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Xiao ◽  
H.M. He ◽  
P.S. Zhong ◽  
S. Fu ◽  
C. Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diapause Induction ◽  
Ostrinia Furnacalis ◽  
Corn Borer ◽  
Photoperiodic Control ◽  
Long Day ◽  
Critical Daylength ◽  
Asian Corn Borer ◽  
Photoperiodic Responses ◽  
Additive Inheritance ◽  
Diapause Incidence

AbstractThe Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis enters diapause as fully grown larvae. Owing to geographical variation in photoperiodic control of diapause, the subtropical strain from Hefei city (HF) enters diapause in response to short daylengths, whereas the tropical strain from Ledong county (LD) exhibits almost no diapause under the same conditions. The two strains were used in crosses to study the inheritance of diapause. The HF strain showed a typical long-day response with a critical daylength of approximately14.97 h at 22 °C, 14.60 h at 25 °C and 13.68 h at 28 °C. The LD strain showed weak photoperiodic responses at 22 and 25 °C; and the F1 progeny also showed a long-day response with significantly shorter critical daylength compared with the HF strain. However, the LD × HF (F × M) crosses had significantly longer critical daylengths than HF × LD crosses, indicating a sexual bias in the inheritance of diapause induction, with the male parent having more influence on the F1 progeny. The critical daylength in a backcross to HF was significantly longer than a backcross to LD. Whether the inheritance of diapause fits an additive hypothesis or not depended on photoperiod, with results from different photoperiods showing additive inheritance or incomplete dominance of either diapause or non-diapause. Unlike diapause induction, the duration of diapause for reciprocal crosses was equally influenced by each parent, suggesting that diapause incidence and maintenance are controlled by separate systems in O. furnacalis.

scholarly journals Commercial Availability of Predatory Mites

EDIS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 2005 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia I. Rondon ◽  
James F. Price ◽  
Oscar E. Liburd ◽  
Roger Francis ◽  
Daniel J. Cantliffe
Keyword(s):  
Spider Mite ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Phytoseiulus Persimilis ◽  
Predatory Mites ◽  
Mite Species ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Broad Mite ◽  
Tetranychus Urticae Koch

Predatory mites such as Neoseiulus californicus McGregor (Fig. 1) and Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot (Fig. 2) feed on important fruits and ornamental pests such as the twospotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch), broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus (Stenotarsonemus) latus Banks), cyclamen mite (Tarsonemus pallidus L.), and other mite species. These predatory mites are associated with several agricultural cropping systems including strawberries, raspberries, roses, grapes, citrus, ornamentals, and vegetables. Predatory mites have been used as an alternative to miticides on a variety of crops. Their commercial availability is crucial. This document is HS1000, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication date: November 2004.

scholarly journals Predatory Mite, Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) (Arachnida: Acari: Phytoseiidae)

EDIS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2005 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena M. Rhodes ◽  
Oscar E. Liburd
Keyword(s):  
Spider Mite ◽  
Predatory Mites ◽  
Mite Species ◽  
Predatory Mite ◽  
Neoseiulus Californicus ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Twospotted Spider Mite ◽  
The World ◽  
Tetranychus Urticae Koch

The predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) has characteristics of both type II specialist predatory mites and type III generalist predatory mites. N. californicus prefers Tetranychid mites as food, but will also consume other mite species, small insects, such as thrips, and even pollen when the primary prey is unavailable. N. californicus is often used to control the twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, and other phytophagous mites on various crops in temperate and subtropical regions around the world.  This document is EENY-359, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date November 2005. EENY-359/IN639: Predatory Mite, Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) (Arachnida: Acari: Phytoseiidae) (ufl.edu)

The two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae Koch and the carmine spider mite Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisduval) in China mixed in their Wolbachia phylogenetic tree

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1165 (1) ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
LIN XIE ◽  
HUI MIAO ◽  
XIAO-YUE HONG
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Tree ◽  
Tetranychus Urticae ◽  
Infection Rate ◽  
Spider Mite ◽  
Morphological Differentiation ◽  
Wolbachia Infection ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Mite Species ◽  
Two Spotted Spider Mite ◽  
Tetranychus Urticae Koch

Two closely-related species Tetranychus urticae Koch and T. cinnabarinus (Boisduval) are important pests in China causing great damage to agricultural crops. Morphological differentiation between these two spider mite species has been very difficult due to intraspecific variation among populations. Molecular data suggest they are two forms of one species. We approach this problem from a different angle, and attempt to differentiate between the two mites using Wolbachia symbionts, which may show co-evolutionary trends with their hosts. All of the 13 populations of T. urticae from China were found to be infected with Wolbachia, with the infection rate ranging from 2.5% to 85%. Among the 25 populations of T. cinnabarinus examined, seven populations (Shenyang, Yinchuan, Binzhou, Wei’xian, Minhang, Chibi and Gaoxiong) were not infected with Wolbachia, and the other 18 populations were infected, at an infection rate from 5% to 77.5%. No correlation was found between species of host plant and Wolbachia infection rate in either mite. Wolbachia wsp gene sequence analysis showed that there are two clades of Wolbachia from the spider mites. In the Con clade, three Wolbachia strains from T. cinnabarinus (red) in China were mixed with those from two T. urticae (green) populations from France. In Ori clade, two sub-clades were visible. In one sub-clade, fifteen Wolbachia strains from T. cinnabarinus (red) were mixed with eight T. urticae (green; six from China and two from USA and France). In another sub-clade, seven Wolbachia strains from Chinese T. urticae populations (green) were mixed with those from one French red form and five green forms from France, Australia and Japan. Therefore, T. urticae and T. cinnabarinus from China are mixed in the phylogenetic tree of their endosymbiont Wolbachia.

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