Elhalawany, A., Saleh, F., Mesbah, A. (2021). Biological aspects, life table parameters, predation capacity and release of the predatory mite, Kleemannia kosi El-Badry, Nasr & Hafez (Mesostigmata: Ameroseiidae) for controlling three garlic (Allium sativum L.) pests. test, 15(1), 23-32. doi: 10.21608/ajesa.2021.240502
Ashraf Said Elhalawany; Fatma M. Saleh; Amira El Desouki Mesbah. "Biological aspects, life table parameters, predation capacity and release of the predatory mite, Kleemannia kosi El-Badry, Nasr & Hafez (Mesostigmata: Ameroseiidae) for controlling three garlic (Allium sativum L.) pests". test, 15, 1, 2021, 23-32. doi: 10.21608/ajesa.2021.240502
Elhalawany, A., Saleh, F., Mesbah, A. (2021). 'Biological aspects, life table parameters, predation capacity and release of the predatory mite, Kleemannia kosi El-Badry, Nasr & Hafez (Mesostigmata: Ameroseiidae) for controlling three garlic (Allium sativum L.) pests', test, 15(1), pp. 23-32. doi: 10.21608/ajesa.2021.240502
Elhalawany, A., Saleh, F., Mesbah, A. Biological aspects, life table parameters, predation capacity and release of the predatory mite, Kleemannia kosi El-Badry, Nasr & Hafez (Mesostigmata: Ameroseiidae) for controlling three garlic (Allium sativum L.) pests. test, 2021; 15(1): 23-32. doi: 10.21608/ajesa.2021.240502

Biological aspects, life table parameters, predation capacity and release of the predatory mite, Kleemannia kosi El-Badry, Nasr & Hafez (Mesostigmata: Ameroseiidae) for controlling three garlic (Allium sativum L.) pests

Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology
Article 2, Volume 15, Issue 1, 2021, Pages 23-32    PDF (494.47 K)
Document Type: Original research articles
DOI: 10.21608/ajesa.2021.240502
Authors
Ashraf Said Elhalawany1; Fatma M. Saleh2; Amira El Desouki Mesbah* 3
1Fruit Trees Mites Dept., Plant Protection Research Institute, ARC, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
2Cotton and Field Crops Mite Department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokii, Giza, Egypt
3Plant Protection Research institute,Agricultural Research Center,Dokki,Giza,Egypt
Abstract
Biological aspects and life table parameters of the mesostigmatid mite, Kleemannia kosi El-Badry, Nasr & Hafez (Family: Ameroseiidae) were investigated at 25±2°C and 70±5% RH on three prey types (Rhizoglyphus echinopus (Fumouze & Robin), Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) and Delia antiqua (Meigen)). The bulb mite, Rhizoglyphus echinopus was the most favorable food for this predator females as it gave the highest reproduction rate of 128 eggs/female followed by T. putrescentiae (119.5 eggs/female) and D. antiqua(88.8 eggs/female). The maximum net reproductive rate (Ro) occurred on R. echinopus recorded 92.15 individuals/generation, followed by 82.08 individuals/ generationon T. putrescentiae, while the lowest value was for D. antique (45.19 individuals/generation). Gross reproduction rate (GRR) was higher on R. echinopus (106 eggs/female/generation) and lower (58.6 eggs/female/generation) on D. antiqua. Females and males consumed a higher number of R. echinopus (342.0 and 265.5) individuals during life span than other diets. This is the first report revealing mass production and release of Ameroseiidae. Early release of the predator, K. kosi for controlling mite and insect pests on garlic (Allium sativum L., Amaryllidaceae) in field trial resulted in reducing the three pests significantly. Evaluation of crop loss due to infestation with those pests revealed a yield loss of 27.89 to 29.56% in unreleased plots compared with released one (40.58 and 41.55 kg/10 m2) for 50 and 100 predators/m2, respectively. The release of the predatory mite decreases the garlic pests that resulting in crop production increases.
Keywords
Mite predator; biology; mass rearing; biological control; garlic crop; yield loss
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