Density suppression of the citrus red mite Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae) due to the occurrence of Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Satsuma mandarin
Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: The seasonal prevalence of the citrus red mite and its predators on Satsuma mandarin trees was surveyed by naked-eye observation and the beating method in three commercial groves in Shizuoka Prefecture in 2003 and 2004. Of the predators, only phytoseiid mites were caught mainly by beating, and their population dynamics were synchronized with those of the citrus red mite from June to September. Most adult females of phytoseiid mites caught by beating belonged to the species Neoseiulus californicus. Furthermore, one population of N. californicus caught from a surveyed grove showed development and oviposition on the eggs of the citrus red mite as well as the Tetranychus urticae eggs under experimental conditions. These results indicate that an indigenous population of N. californicus in conventionally controlled citrus groves in central Japan has the ability to suppress the population of P. citri on Satsuma mandarin.
Source: Applied Entomology and Zoology
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2006.679
Authors: Haruki Katayama, Shinichi Masui, Masatoshi Tsuchiya, Akio Tatara, Makoto Doi, Shuji Kaneko, Tsutomu Saito
Language: English
Subfield: Insect Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDGs: Zero hunger, Life on land
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2051148675