Improving natural pest control by promoting high densities of predatory mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) is an effective way to prevent damage by pest mites (e.g., Eriophyidae, Tetranychidae) and other arthropod taxa that can cause serious damage to vineyards. Here, we investigate the influence of innovative management on predatory mite densities. We compare (i) full versus reduced fungicide applica...

The usage and acceptability of biological control methods are set to increase in agriculture in the future because of food safety and pesticide residue issues. Biological control implementation in Turkey started with control of cottony cushion scale Icerya purchasi (Homoptera: Margarodidae) through the introduction and release of Rodolia cardinalis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in citrus plantati...

Mite pests are a serious threat for hazelnut cultivations, causing economic losses every year. At least two species of big bud mites, Phytoptus avellanae (Acari: Phytoptidae) and Cecidophyopsis vermiformis Eriophyidae), involved in severe infestations, even though few studies report P. as the most present harmful. Great steps forward have been made monitoring management strategies these mite pe...

In Spain, water use in agriculture is expected to become limited by resources the future. It pertinent study effect of decreased irrigation on presence pests, plant damage, and arthropod communities a super-intensive olive orchard examined from 2017 2019. Arthropods were studied with visual vacuum sampling methods two treatments (T1—control T2—Regulated Deficit Irrigation (RDI)). Univariate ana...

Damage by herbivores often modifies plant structure and physiology, which may change the behaviour performance of future herbivores. Here, we studied such interactions among major coconut pest, mite Aceria guerreronis (Acari: Eriophyidae), two minor pests, Steneotarsonemus concavuscutum Tarsonemidae) moth Atheloca bondari (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). All these species develop in meristematic zone ...