Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot is used as a biocontrol agent against various pests. Pollen grains not only provide important nutrients but also play an role in providing the energy source of migration and aid reproduction process for different predators such phytoseiid mites, especially if being consumed along with main prey. Because no research has addressed nutritional value combination non-prey food diets Tetranychus urticae Koch A. swirskii, this study aims to determine some...

Development, reproduction, and life table parameters of the predatory mite Euseius scutalis (Athias-Henriot), fed on cattail pollen (Typha latifolia L.), were studied at constant temperatures ranging from 15 to 40 °C under laboratory conditions. The pre-imaginal developmental time females decreased 24.75 days 4.06 35 °C, then increased 4.13 °C. An average 91.51 degree-days was required for E. complete development above lower threshold temperature 10.72 Juvenile mortality rates 58%, 2%, 8%,...

Integrated Pest Management programs rely heavily on maximum preservation of predatory insects and mites. Considering the fact that pollen spectrum accepted by Typhlodromus bagdasarjani Wainstein & Arutunjan is not known, this study aimed towards a comparison suitability seven different pollens including almond (Prunus amygdalis Batsch), maize (Zea mays L.), sunflower (Helianthus annuus date palm (Phoenix dactylifera bitter orange (Citrus aurantium bee castor bean (Ricinus communis as...

Using the most suitable alternative diets that are easily available and less expensive than natural may give rise to reduce rearing costs of enemies. Alternative or additional food used for this purpose should be in accordance with spectrum respective mite species. To our knowledge no information is accessible on comparison between factitious prey Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot. Therefore, objective study was evaluate nutritional value three including almond pollen, maize pollen...

The generalist predatory mite, Neoseiulus cucumeris (Oudemans) is one of the most effective natural enemies on many crops in indoor cultivations. As supply alternative food such as pollen generally thought to enhance reproductive and biological control performance mites, life table parameters N. were determined laboratory at 25±1°C, 60±5% RH, a photoperiod 16:8 (L: D) hours when fed seven different (almond, bitter orange, maize, date palm, castor bean, sunflower, bee-collected). Our results...

Commercial production of Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot based on storage mites needs both space and labor to maintain large cultures these prey, also may lead health problems for workers. Therefore, the accessibility a suitable artificial diet could eliminate mentioned problems; however, diets must support persistent high quality progeny. This study endeavored find more easily available cheaper nutrient that further reduce cost A. swirskii. The predator's performance was determined when...

Diet is a critical component of the mass-rearing biological control agents, but impacts diet are not always immediately obvious and can take several generations to manifest, resulting in poor survival, reproduction, ability kill prey under natural conditions. Our present study aimed investigate performance commercially-reared phytoseiid mite, Amblyseius swirskii, after four (G4) six (G6) consecutive on pollen grains two plant species, as well its find prey, Tetranychus urticae, long-term...

Neoseiulus cucumeris (Oudemans) (Acari: Phytoseiidae), an economically important biocontrol agent, was reared on almond pollen for 50 generations. We evaluated the effect of rearing predators this by comparing biological parameters at different generations (G1-G50). The shortest and longest development time occurred in G5 G10, respectively. Females fifth 50th laid eggs earlier than those other G50 over a longer period produced more females generations, although had higher gross reproductive...

The two-spotted spider mite (TSSM), Tetranychus urticae Koch is one of the most important pests peach trees in Iran. reproduction, survival, and life table parameters TSSM on three cultivars: Redtap, G.H.Hale Kardi, were studied at 27 +/- 1 °C, 50 10 % RH a photoperiod 12L:12D. average developmental time from egg to female adult cultivars was 10.3 0.303, 9.431 0.176 9.9 0.166, respectively. Intrinsic rates increase (rm) 0.07 0.02, 0.21 0.01 0.18 0.008, Based some biological demographic T....

Abstract Background Using alternative diets for the mass production of phytoseiid predatory mites may facilitate their cost-effective rearing. Factitious prey is often used as an food source rearing generalist phytoseiids. The predator, Neoseiulus cucumeris (Oudemans), a commercially available biocontrol agent against various pests. We assessed suitability two factitious prey, Ephestia kuehniella Zeller eggs and Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank), long-term (up to 30 generations) N. , when...

The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) is a well-known pest mite with an extensive host range worldwide. control of T. populations mostly relies on the application synthetic acaricides or pesticides. Chlorfenapyr broad spectrum insecticide/miticide effective against agriculturally important pests. In this study, sublethal effects (LC10, LC20 and LC30) insecticide demographic parameters based age-stage, two-sex life table theory were investigated under...

The present catalogue deals with the results of a survey carried out on available literature consisted collected and identified mesostigmatic mites associated different kinds host/habitats in Iran. Some family, genera, species Iran which were not included checklist provided by Kazemi Rajaei, 2013 as well their distribution data are presented. Overall, total 371 127 genera belonging to 39 families listed paper. Consequently, considering Phytoseiidae list reported from parts was increased into...

Pollen used as an alternative or supplementary food source for a predatory mite not only provides important nutrients but also allows the predator to establish population before prey becomes available. In this study, we compared pollen of apricot, pear, hollyhock, opium poppy, and date palm, factitious prey, UV-irradiated eggs Ephestia kuehniella, sources Amblyseius swirskii. Different items affected all development stages differently, except hollyhock pollen, where failed develop maturity....

The generalist predatory mite, Neoseiulus cucumeris (Oudemans) is known as one of the most effective natural enemies on many pests. This economically important biocontrol agent was reared for 20 generations date palm and castor bean pollen well a mixture types, including palm, bean, almond. performance this predator evaluated by comparing its life table parameters after different (G1-G20) fed each diet in laboratory at 25 ± 1°C, 60 5% RH, photoperiod 16:8 (L: D) h. development time all...

The rearing possibility of Typhlodromus bagdasarjani (Phytoseiidae) on three factitious prey (Ephestia kuehniella eggs, cysts Artemia franciscana and Tyrophagus putrescentiae), nine artificial diets including a basic diet (AD1) the others (AD2–AD9) consisted 80% AD1 enriched with different nutrients maize pollen, haemolymph Plusia gamma L., Ephestia Artemis cysts, larvae, multivitamin syrup, bovine serum albumin bull sperm, as well natural pollen (almond+ pollen) were investigated. None...

The development and demographic parameters of Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot (Acari: Phytoseiidae) were determined on grains cattail pollen over 20 consecutive generations (G1-G20). Biological predation rate three long-term reread A. colonies, including those reared for 10 then switched to Tetranychus urticae (A-G10, A-G20, respectively), A-G10 who fed T. (A-G10-3) evaluated compared with before rearing (B-G1). According the results, feeding more than resulted in a significantly higher...

Development, reproduction, and demographic parameters of the predatory mite Euseius scutalis (Athias-Henriot) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) were determined in laboratory at 25±1 °C, with a 16L:8D photoperiod 60 ±5% RH, to evaluate its response four different diets: Tetranychus turkestani Ugarov Nikolskii Tetranychidae), caster bean pollen, date palm hopbush pollen. Male female mites raised on T. had shorter mean pre-adult duration than those grown palm, castor, Pre-adult mortality was found be...

In the present study, development, reproduction, survival, and population growth rate of predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii Athias- Henriot (Acari: Phytoseiidae) were evaluated when fed on pollen eight different plant species; lebbeck [Albizia (L.) Benth.], date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.), Khejri [Prosopis cineraria Druce], castor bean (Ricinus communis maize (Zea mays sunflower (Helianthus annuus cogongrass [Imperata cylindrical P. Beauv.], cattail (Typha sp.), at 25 ± 1 °C, 65 5%...

Abstract Monitoring the performance of a predator long‐term reared on non‐prey diet when switches to prey is extremely important have successful biological control program. In current study, efficacy Neoseiulus cucumeris Oudemans almond pollen during 30 generations in encountering with its natural prey, Tetranychus urticae Koch was evaluated under laboratory conditions. Every 10 (G1, G10, G20 and G30), development, reproduction, population growth potential predation capacity were determined...

Julolaelaps hallidayi sp. n., was collected from soil of river verge in Brujen, Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari province, Iran. Description and illustrations this new species based on adult females are presented. Some entries added to the key Moraza Kazemi (2012) include species.

The development, survival, and reproduction of the predatory mite Euseius scutalis (Athias-Henriot) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) were studied under laboratory conditions (25 ±1 °C, 65 ± 5% RH, 16:8 (L: D) h) on strawberry spider mite, Tetranychus turkestani Ugarov Nikolski Tetranychidae), four different pollen including date palm, cattail, golden shower tree caper bush pollen. Our results showed that E. mites successfully developed into adult stage reproduced natural prey plant tested. Diet type...