Suitability of different mite prey for the development of the predatory mite,Phytoseiulus persimilis |
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| Authors: | Aly H Rasmy H A Abdel-Rahman H E Hussein |
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| Institution: | (1) Plant Protection Dept., National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt;(2) Entomology Dept., Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt |
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| Abstract: | Development of the phytoseiid mitePhytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot was studied when fed on three mite species as prey. The tenuipalpid mite,Brevipalpus pulcher (Canestrini & Fanzago), is an unsuitable prey forP. persimilis as predatory larvae reared on any stages developed to the protonymphal stage only. WhenP. persimilis larvae were reared on the eriophyid mite,Eriophyes dioscoridis Soliman & Abou-Awad, only a few developed to adulthood, but failed to oviposit. On the contrary, predatory larvae fed on the tetranychid mite,Tetranychus urticae Koch, matured in a significantly shorter period and resulting females exhibited a high rate of reproduction. |
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