Biological studies ofAmblyseius olivi, a new predator of eriophyid mites infesting olive trees in Egypt [Acari: Phytoseiidae]

Authors :: B. A. Abou-Awad
E. M. El-Banhawy
Source :: Entomophaga. 31:99-103
Publication Year :: 1986
Publisher :: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 1986.
Abstract: The development was faster and reproduction was higher whenAmblyseius olivi Nasr & Abou-Awad fed on the eriophyid miteEriophyes olivi Zaher & Abou-Awad. The duration increased and reproduction decreased on the tetranychid miteTetranychus (T.) uriticae Koch. The predator female consumed daily 120 and 8 individuals ofE. olivi andT. (T.) uriticae respectively. The daily reproduction was as low as 0.6–0.3 eggs/♂/day when females were maintained on royal jelly, molasses, honey or their combinations.

Subjects :: Phytoseiidae
biology
Plant Science
biology.organism_classification
Acariformes
Eriophyidae
Olive trees
Horticulture
Animal ecology
Insect Science
Botany
Acari
Tetranychus urticae
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Agronomy and Crop Science
Predator
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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