Functional response of Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) to the two-spotted spider mite,Tetranychus urticae |
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| Authors: | Omkar Gavkare Prem Lal Sharma Juan Antonio Sanchez Mohd Abas Shah |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Entomology, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India;2. Division of Entomology and Nematology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiaomkargavkare@yahoo.com http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7618-0314;3. Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Alimentario (IMIDA), La Alberca, Murcia, Spain;4. Division of Plant Protection, ICAR-Central Potato Research Station Jalandhar, Punjab India |
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| Abstract: | We examined the functional response of Nesidiocoris tenuis to varying densities of the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae and found that the data fit a Type II response, with the attack rate (a) increasing with increased predator size. N. tenuis can be considered as a potential biological control agent of this pest in tomato. |
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| Keywords: | Predatory mirids predatory behavior biological control Tetranychus urticae |
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