A New Finding of a the Predatory Mite,Amblyseius californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Jeju,Korea |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea;2. National Institutes of Agricultural Science, Suwon 441-707, Republic of Korea;3. Department of Genetic Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea;4. Institute of Plant Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea;5. Sustainable Agriculture Research Center, Kyungpook National University, Gunwi, Republic of Korea;1. Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India;2. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore 560064, India;3. Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, USA |
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| Abstract: | Predatory mites in the Family of Phytoseiidae (Acari) are important components in mite biological control. Until now, a native predatory mite, Amblyseius womersleyi has been a subject of intensive studies for implementation of spider mite biological control in fruit orchards, while imported Phytoseiulus persimilis has been successfully implemented in greenhouse environments since 2002. Because of some ecological constraints of A. womersleyi as well as the field environments, spider mite biological control by A. womersleyi has not been successfully implemented. Therefore, demands for another feasible mite predator have increased. This paper reports a newly found predatory mite, Amblyseius californicus, known also as Neosiulus californicus from Jeju citrus orchards. This is the first record of field occurrence of this species in Korea. Some ecological characteristics of this species useful for biological control are also discussed. |
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