The two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae is a damaging pest worldwide with a wide range of host plants and an extreme record of pesticide resistance. Recently, the complete T. urticae genome has been published and showed a proliferation of gene families associated with digestion and detoxification of plant secondary compounds which supports its polyphagous behaviour. To overcome spider m...

The objective of this study was to evaluate a ground-based multispectral optical sensor as a remote sensing tool to assess foliar damage caused by the two-spotted spider mite (TSSM), Tetranychus urticae Koch, on greenhouse grown cotton. TSSM is a polyphagous pest which occurs on a variety of field and horticultural crops. It often becomes an early season pest of cotton in damaging proportions a...

Wolbachia are maternally inherited intracellular bacteria that infect a wide range of arthropods and cause an array of effects on host reproduction, fitness and mating behavior. Although our understanding of the Wolbachia-associated effects on hosts is rapidly expanding, our knowledge of the host factors that mediate Wolbachia dynamics is rudimentary. Here, we explore the interactions between W...

Abstract Background The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae), is a major pest of strawberry. It was necessary to control this mite that can reducing the quality and quantity fruits. In regard, effect ZORO acaricide, Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot for suppressing naturally occurring T. populations on three strawberry cult...

ABSTRACT: The spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Koch, 1836), is one of the most important pests strawberry production systems worldwide. Because plant resistance an integrated management strategy, present study investigated effects 12 genotypes on biological characteristics this pest under laboratory conditions (25 ± 2 °C and RH 60 10%; 12:12-hour photophase). experiment was carried usi...