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Consumption Rate and Predatory Preference of the Predaceous Mite, Neoseiulus californicus to Tetranychus urticae and Eotetranychus lewisi on Strawberry in California, USA


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1 Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana - 141 004, India
2 Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis, United States
 

We studied the predatory efficiency and preference of Neoseiulus californicus to Tetranychus urticae and Eotetranychus lewisi on strawberry. The results indicated that N. californicus preferred to consume E. lewisi and cause more mean per cent reduction (90.00–96.66) compared to T. urticae (60.00–80.00). Although N. californicus appeared to prefer E. lewisi, its efficiency in feeding upon T. urticae makes it a useful natural enemy in an IPM programme for the control of T. urticae and E. lewisi on strawberry.

Keywords

Eotetranychus lewisi, Neoseiulus californicus, Pest Management, Strawberry, Tetranychus urticae.
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Authors

Paramjit Kaur
Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana - 141 004, India
Frank G. Zalom
Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis, United States

Abstract


We studied the predatory efficiency and preference of Neoseiulus californicus to Tetranychus urticae and Eotetranychus lewisi on strawberry. The results indicated that N. californicus preferred to consume E. lewisi and cause more mean per cent reduction (90.00–96.66) compared to T. urticae (60.00–80.00). Although N. californicus appeared to prefer E. lewisi, its efficiency in feeding upon T. urticae makes it a useful natural enemy in an IPM programme for the control of T. urticae and E. lewisi on strawberry.

Keywords


Eotetranychus lewisi, Neoseiulus californicus, Pest Management, Strawberry, Tetranychus urticae.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv116%2Fi12%2F2097-2101