Comparison of predation rates of three phytoseiid mite species on citrus red mite (Panonychus citri McGregor) on citrus tree
Comparison of predation rates of three phytoseiid mite species on citrus red mite (Panonychus citri McGregor) on citrus tree
Kim DongHwan; Kim KwangSik; Hyun JaeWook; Jeong SoonKyung
Korean Journal of Applied Entomology 41(1): 55-60
2002
Predation amount and density suppression ability of three species of phytoseiid mites (one native, Amblyseius womersleyi (Neoseiulus womensleyi); two introduced species, Amblyseius fallacis and Typhlodromus occidentalis) on Panonychus citri were examined in laboratory condition (25+or-1 degrees C, RH 65+or-5%, 16L:8D). A. fallacis and T. occidentalis consumed 20.1 and 9.1 eggs of P. citri, respectively, whereas A. womersleyi consumed 1.1 eggs.