scholarly journals Biological Control of the Bulb Mite, Rhizoglyphus robini, by the Predatory Mite, Hypoaspis aculeifer, on Lilies: Predator-Prey Interactions at Various Spatial Scales

1996 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izabela Lesna ◽  
Maurice Sabelis ◽  
Cor Conijn
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Predatory Mite ◽  
Hypoaspis Aculeifer ◽  
Predator Prey ◽  
Rhizoglyphus Robini ◽  
Bulb Mite

Biological Control of Bradysia difformis using the Predatory Mite (Hypoaspis aculeifer) in Hydroponically Cultivated Strawberry

2016 ◽  
pp. 489-494
Author(s):  
Hyeong-Hwan Kim ◽  
◽  
Jung-Beom Yoon ◽  
Dong-Hwan Kim ◽  
Chang-Yeol Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Predatory Mite ◽  
Hypoaspis Aculeifer

scholarly journals Biological control of mushroom flies using the predatory mite Hypoaspis aculeifer in a shiitake cultivation

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 230-239
Author(s):  
Hyeong Hwan Kim ◽  
Dong Hwan Kim ◽  
Chang Yeol Yang ◽  
Sun Jung Kwon ◽  
Sung Wook Jeon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Predatory Mite ◽  
Hypoaspis Aculeifer

Acute toxicity and sublethal effects of metal oxide nanoparticles against the bulb mite

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 788-800
Author(s):  
Gholamreza Tavakkoli Korghond ◽  
Najmeh Sahebzadeh ◽  
Hossein Allahyari ◽  
Sara Ramroodi
Keyword(s):  
Metal Oxide ◽  
Sublethal Effects ◽  
Metal Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Intrinsic Rate Of Increase ◽  
Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Nano Tio2 ◽  
Rhizoglyphus Robini ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
Rate Of Increase ◽  
Bulb Mite

Crocus sativus L. (Iridaceae) known as saffron is the most commercially important medicinal food product in Iran and worldwide because of its significance for exporting commercial. However, the health of this plant is adversely threatened by abiotic and biotic stress. Bulb mite Rhizoglyphus robini Claparede (Acari: Acaridae) as abiotic stress is oligophagous and the main pest of tuber plants, commonly found in all the cultivated saffron producing areas could decrease saffron economic value. The mites tunnel through corms allowing the entry of fungal and bacterial pathogens. The widespread use of commercial pesticides in modern agriculture to protect crops from pests has caused significant public concern because of their side impacts on the environment and non-target species. Nanotechnology has been used in the production, processing, storage, packaging, and transport of agricultural products. Newly, oxide nanoparticles have been introduced as novel pesticides against pests and fertilizer. This study was conducted as an effective and environmentally-friendly method to control the growth of Rhizoglyphus robini. The lethal and sublethal effects of metal oxide nanoparticles (MNPs) including nano copper oxides (nano-CuO), nano magnesium oxide (nano-MgO), nano zinc oxide (nano-ZnO), nano titanium dioxide (nano-TiO2), and nano iron oxide (nano-Fe2O3) which their lethal concentrations ranged between 159.2 and 1036.4 mg L-1 were studied on Rhizoglyphus robini adult females. The contact effect of the tested MNPs was evaluated using the corm dip bioassay method. Assays showed that the contact toxicity of the nano-CuO treatment (229.1 mg L-1) was higher than other MNPs. To assess the sublethal effects of the MNPs, adult females were exposed to the LC25 concentration of MNPs, and life history and life-table parameters of the surviving Rhizoglyphus robini were investigated. The exposure to sublethal concentrations of the tested MNPs prolonged the egg incubation, larval period, and nymphal period significantly when compared to the control mites. Compared to other MNPs or control mite, nano-MgO and nano-TiO2 led to the longest duration of the total immature stages (11.32 and 11.32, respectively). The net reproductive rate (R0), the intrinsic rate of increase (rm), the finite rate of increase (λ), and the generation time (T) were significantly different between control and MNP treatments. The population exposed to ZnO-, MgO-, and TiO2-nanoformulations had a much lower rm value (0.164, 0.164, and 0.171 d-1, respectively) compared to the control population (0.231 d-1) and those exposed to Fe3O4- and CuO-nanoformulations (1.19 and 1.19 d-1, respectively). According to our findings, all tested MNPs, especially CuO-, ZnO-, and MgO-nano formulations, have a potential application for use in the management of Rhizoglyphus robini.

Diverse non-crop vegetation assemblages as banker plants for predatory mites in strawberry crop

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Fernando Teruhiko Hata ◽  
Pedro Henrique Togni ◽  
Maurício Ursi Ventura ◽  
José Eduardo Poloni da Silva ◽  
Nilson Zacarias Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Predatory Mites ◽  
Predatory Mite ◽  
Plant Composition ◽  
Field Crops ◽  
Banker Plant ◽  
Solanum Americanum ◽  
Leonurus Sibiricus ◽  
Plant Inventory ◽  
Diverse Plant

Abstract Non-crop plant diversity plays a fundamental role in the conservation of predatory mite (PM) and can be proposed as a banker plant system (BPS). BPSs provide plants that host natural enemies in greenhouses or field crops and may improve the efficiency of biological control. The aim of this study was to investigate if a diverse plant composition could be a suitable BPS for PMs in strawberry crops. A plant inventory characterized 22 species of non-crop plants harboring PMs. The most abundant PMs, in decreasing order, were Neoseiulus californicus, Neoseiulus anonymus, Euseius citrifolius, and Euseius concordis. PMs were randomly distributed among plants. We also found specific associations of Phytoseiidae species and phytophagous or generalist mites on plants. Due to this, four species were deemed suitable as banker plants: Capsicum sp., Leonurus sibiricus, Solanum americanum, and Urochloa mutica. Moreover, these plants combined a high PMs density and a low occurrence or absence of pest-mites. This study suggests shifting the traditional view that BPSs are composed of a limited number of species to use plant assemblages. This contributes to both conservation and augmentative biological control.

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