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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Feeding habits, post-embryonic and adult survival, mating, virility and fecundity of the predacious miteAmblyseius swirskii [Acarina: Phytoseiidae] on some coccids and mealybugs
E. SwirskiS. Ragusasubject
HoneydewPhytoseiidaeZoologyPlant ScienceBiologyFecunditybiology.organism_classificationPseudococcusSaissetia oleaeAnimal ecologyInsect ScienceBotanyMatingGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesAgronomy and Crop ScienceEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsdescription
The nutritional value forAmblyseius swirskiiAthias-Henriot, of eggs or crawlers ofCoccus hesperidum L.,Saissetia oleae (Olivier),S. coffeae (Walker),Pseudococcus citriculusGreen, andP. longispinusTarg.-Tozz, even with the addition of honeydew, was low; only a few young reached adulthood and the oviposition rate was negligible. However, addition of honeydew toTetranychus cinnabarinusBoisd. enhanced the oviposition rate ofAmblyseius swirskii. Honeydew was a favourite food forA. swirskii, whereas the eggs and crawlers tested were not eagerly attacked and consumed. Females and males fed honeydew ofSaissetia oleae mated readily and the females were inseminated, but fecundity was negligible.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-12-01 | Entomophaga |