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Diet dependent life history, feeding preference and thermal requirements of the predatory mite Neoseiulus baraki (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

dc.contributor.authorDomingos, C.A.
dc.contributor.authorMelo, J.W.D.S.
dc.contributor.authorGondim, M.G.
dc.contributor.authorMoraes, G.J. de
dc.contributor.authorHanna, R.
dc.contributor.authorLawson-Balagbo, L.M.
dc.contributor.authorSchausberger, P.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:11:15Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:11:15Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationDomingos, C.A., Melo, J.W.D.S., Gondim, M.G., De Moraes, G.J., Hanna, R., Lawson-Balagbo, L.M. & Schausberger, P. (2010). Diet-dependent life history, feeding preference and thermal requirements of the predatory mite Neoseiulus baraki (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Experimental and Applied Acarology, 50(3), 201-215.
dc.identifier.issn0168-8162
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2386
dc.descriptionPublished online: Sept 2009
dc.description.abstractNeoseiulus baraki Athias-Henriot (Acari: Phytoseiidae) has been reported from the Americas, Africa and Asia, often in association with Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae), one of the most important pests of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) in different parts of the world. That phytoseiid has been considered one of the most common predators associated with A. guerreronis in Brazil. The objective of this study was to evaluate the feeding preference and the effect of food items commonly present on coconut fruits and several temperature regimes on the life history of a Brazilian population of N. baraki. Completion of immature development was possible when N. baraki was fed A. guerreronis, Steneotarsonemus concavuscutum Lofego and Gondim Jr., and Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank). Fecundity was highest on T. putrescentiae (39.4 eggs), followed by A. guerreronis (24.8 eggs). In choice tests, irrespective of the food on which N. baraki was reared, a larger number of adults of this predator chose leaf discs containing A. guerreronis than discs containing other food items, demonstrating a preference of the former for the latter as food. Egg to adult thermal developmental time was calculated as 84.2 degree-days, above a threshold of 15.8°C. This lower developmental threshold is higher than previously published for phytoseiid species from higher latitudes. Neoseiulusbaraki was shown to have higher biotic potential at 30°C (rm 0.29). The results suggest N. baraki to be a promising biological control agent of A. guerreronis, well adapted to survive and develop in areas with relatively high temperatures, where that pest prevails.
dc.description.sponsorshipAustrian Development Agency
dc.format.extent201-215
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectCoconuts
dc.subjectEriophyidae
dc.subjectAceria Guerreronis
dc.subjectNeoseiulus
dc.subjectBiological Control
dc.subjectPredators
dc.subjectPhytoseiidae
dc.titleDiet dependent life history, feeding preference and thermal requirements of the predatory mite Neoseiulus baraki (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversidade de São Paulo
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria
cg.coverage.regionAcp
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionNorth America
cg.coverage.countryBrazil
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectClimate Change
cg.iitasubjectPests Of Plants
cg.journalExperimental and Applied Acarology
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid92295
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-009-9308-5


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