Background: Amblyseius andersoni is a common predatory mite occurring in fruit orchards located Europe and North America. Its role preventing spider outbreaks widely recognized, particular when selective pesticides are used. The compatibility between plant protection products mites crucial to preserve their activity. There need investigate the effects of on beneficials using multiple approaches...

Abstract Background The predatory mites, Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor), N. barkeri (Hughes), and Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot, are important predators attacking many insect mite pests. They can coexist in the same habitat engage intraguild predation (IGP). Main body IGP was assessed among exotic one native species A. as Intraguild predator (IG-predator)/intraguild prey (IG-prey) eith...

as the host plants based on their physical and chemical characteristics can affect virulence of microbial control agents on the target pest and its natural enemies, therefore in the current study, the virulence of beauveria bassiana tv isolate at concentration 107 conidia/ml was evaluated against t. urticae female adults, on three different host plants; tomato, cucumber and strawberry. spray to...

Predator–prey interactions are linked through trophic relationships, and individual population dynamics a function of multiple among many ecological factors. The present study considered the efficacy predatory mites Cheyletus eruditus (Schrank) (Trombidiformes: Cheyletidae) malaccensis Oudemans to manage Liposcelis decolor (Pearman) (Psocodea: Liposcelididae). Prey suppression progeny replaceme...

during 2005-2006, an investigation was carried out on the mites associated with stored rice in guilan province, iran. two species of phytoseiid mites were collected and identified as proprioseiopsis bregetovae (abbasova, 1970) and typhlodromus (anthoseius) transvaalensis (nesbitt, 1951). both are reported here for the first time from iran. the association of these two species with the habitat o...