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Size of predatory mites and refuge entrance determine success of biological control of the coconut mite

dc.contributor.authorSilva, F.R. da
dc.contributor.authorMoraes, G.J. de
dc.contributor.authorLesna, I.
dc.contributor.authorSato, Y.
dc.contributor.authorVásquez, C.
dc.contributor.authorHanna, R.
dc.contributor.authorSabelis, M.W.
dc.contributor.authorJanssen, A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:04:06Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:04:06Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationda Silva, F.R., de Moraes, G.J., Lesna, I., Sato, Y., Vasquez, C., Hanna, R., ... & Janssen, A. (2016). Size of predatory mites and refuge entrance determine success of biological control of the coconut mite. BioControl, 1-9.
dc.identifier.issn1386-6141
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1340
dc.descriptionPublished online: 06 July 2016
dc.description.abstractPredators face the challenge of accessing prey that live in sheltered habitats. The coconut mite Aceriaguerreronis Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae) lives hidden beneath the perianth, which is appressed to the coconut fruit surface, where they feed on the meristematic tissue. Its natural enemy, the predatory mite Neoseiuluspaspalivorus De Leon (Acari: Phytoseiidae), is larger than this pest and is believed to gain access to the refuge only after its opening has increased with coconut fruit age. In the field, experimentally enlarging the perianth-rim-fruit distance beyond the size of the predators resulted in earlier predator occurrence beneath the perianth and lower numbers of coconut mites. On non-manipulated coconut fruits, the predators gained access to the prey weeks later than on manipulated ones, resulting in higher pest densities of coconut mites. Successful biological control thus critically hinges on the size of the predator relative to the opening of the prey refuge.
dc.format.extent1-9
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectEriophyidae
dc.subjectPhytoseiidae
dc.subjectAceria Guerreronis
dc.subjectPerianth
dc.subjectCoconuts
dc.subjectBiological Control
dc.titleSize of predatory mites and refuge entrance determine success of biological control of the coconut mite
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpIntegrated Systems for the Humid Tropics
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Amsterdam
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of São Paulo
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Tsukuba
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSouth America
cg.coverage.countryVenezuela
cg.researchthemePLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectPests Of Plants
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.journalBioControl
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid79288
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10526-016-9751-2


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