Swirski mite (suggested common name) Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot (Arachnida: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae)

Amblyseius is a beneficial predatory mite endemic to the Eastern Mediterranean region. This species is considered a generalist predator, and readily consumes small soft-bodied pest species as well as pollen or plant exudates. Amblyseius swirskii has attracted substantial interest as a biological con...

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Main Authors: Mahmut Doğramaci, Garima Kakkar, Vivek Kumar, Jianjun Chen, Steven Arthurs
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Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2013-08-01
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Online Access:https://ojs.test.flvc.org/edis/article/view/121083
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description Amblyseius is a beneficial predatory mite endemic to the Eastern Mediterranean region. This species is considered a generalist predator, and readily consumes small soft-bodied pest species as well as pollen or plant exudates. Amblyseius swirskii has attracted substantial interest as a biological control agent of mites, thrips and whiteflies in greenhouse and nursery crops and is currently reared and sold commercially in Europe and North America for this purpose. This 5-page fact sheet was written by Mahmut Dogramaci, Garima Kakkar, Vivek Kumar, Jianjun Chen, and Steven Arthurs, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, June 2013. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1001
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spelling doaj-art-787592ff9dd447fca88e5f3ffefc1fad2025-02-07T14:08:01ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092013-08-0120137Swirski mite (suggested common name) Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot (Arachnida: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae)Mahmut DoğramaciGarima Kakkar0Vivek Kumar1Jianjun Chen2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0293-4574Steven Arthurs3University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaAmblyseius is a beneficial predatory mite endemic to the Eastern Mediterranean region. This species is considered a generalist predator, and readily consumes small soft-bodied pest species as well as pollen or plant exudates. Amblyseius swirskii has attracted substantial interest as a biological control agent of mites, thrips and whiteflies in greenhouse and nursery crops and is currently reared and sold commercially in Europe and North America for this purpose. This 5-page fact sheet was written by Mahmut Dogramaci, Garima Kakkar, Vivek Kumar, Jianjun Chen, and Steven Arthurs, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, June 2013. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1001 https://ojs.test.flvc.org/edis/article/view/121083
spellingShingle Mahmut Doğramaci
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Jianjun Chen
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Swirski mite (suggested common name) Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot (Arachnida: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae)
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title Swirski mite (suggested common name) Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot (Arachnida: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae)
title_full Swirski mite (suggested common name) Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot (Arachnida: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae)
title_fullStr Swirski mite (suggested common name) Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot (Arachnida: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae)
title_full_unstemmed Swirski mite (suggested common name) Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot (Arachnida: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae)
title_short Swirski mite (suggested common name) Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot (Arachnida: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae)
title_sort swirski mite suggested common name amblyseius swirskii athias henriot arachnida mesostigmata phytoseiidae
url https://ojs.test.flvc.org/edis/article/view/121083
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