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Feeding Potential of Predatory Mite, Amblyseius finlandicus (Oudemans) (Acari:Phytoseiidae) on Different Mite Hosts


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A laboratory experiment was carried out to know the feeding potential of predatory mite, A. finlandicus on three species of plant mites. In its entire life period the predator A. finlandicus consumed 19.07±1.49, 14.60±1.06 and 9.00±1.19 eggs, mixed stages and adults of O. indicus, 16.03±1.14, 10.37±1.44 and 8.40±1.06 eggs, mixed stages and adults of P. latus and 42.03±3.99, 21.50±2.22 and 15.87±1.38 eggs, mixed stages and adults of T. urticae, respectively. While, the female predator consumed 23.70±1.79, 16.57±1.14 and 9.7±1.14 eggs, mixed stages and adults of O. indicus, 19.27±1.49, 11.83±1.28 and 10.47±1.32 eggs, mixed stages and adults of P. latus and 51.83±5.06, 26.63±1.85 and 18.63±1.35 eggs, mixed stages and adults of T. urticae, respectively.

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Feeding Potential, Predatory Mite, Amblyseius finlandicus (Oudemans).
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Authors

Sanchit Mandape
Department of Entomology, N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat), India
Abhishek Shukla
Department of Entomology, N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat), India
G. G. Radadia
Department of Entomology, N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat), India

Abstract


A laboratory experiment was carried out to know the feeding potential of predatory mite, A. finlandicus on three species of plant mites. In its entire life period the predator A. finlandicus consumed 19.07±1.49, 14.60±1.06 and 9.00±1.19 eggs, mixed stages and adults of O. indicus, 16.03±1.14, 10.37±1.44 and 8.40±1.06 eggs, mixed stages and adults of P. latus and 42.03±3.99, 21.50±2.22 and 15.87±1.38 eggs, mixed stages and adults of T. urticae, respectively. While, the female predator consumed 23.70±1.79, 16.57±1.14 and 9.7±1.14 eggs, mixed stages and adults of O. indicus, 19.27±1.49, 11.83±1.28 and 10.47±1.32 eggs, mixed stages and adults of P. latus and 51.83±5.06, 26.63±1.85 and 18.63±1.35 eggs, mixed stages and adults of T. urticae, respectively.

Keywords


Feeding Potential, Predatory Mite, Amblyseius finlandicus (Oudemans).

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