<p><strong>­Effect of different pollen grains on life table parameters of <em>Neoseiulus barkeri</em> (Acari: Phytoseiidae)</strong></p>

The predatory mite, Neoseiulus barkeri Hughes is one of the most important phytoseiid mites to control phytophagous mites. The effect of different diets such as, corn pollen, walnut pollen, sunflower pollen, date pollen, bee pollen along with the two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch) e...

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Main Authors: Maryam Rezaie, Sepideh Askarieh
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Published: Acarological Society of Iran 2016-07-01
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description The predatory mite, Neoseiulus barkeri Hughes is one of the most important phytoseiid mites to control phytophagous mites. The effect of different diets such as, corn pollen, walnut pollen, sunflower pollen, date pollen, bee pollen along with the two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch) eggs on life table parameters of the predatory mite was determined on strawberry detached leaves in Petri dishes. The experiments were carried out under laboratory conditions at 27 ± 1°C, 16L: 8D h photo-period and 70 ± 5% RH. The individuals of  the predatory mite were collected from cucumber field infested with the two-spotted spider mite of Khoramabad, Lorestan Province. The results indicated that mean preimaginal developmental time was the highest on sunflower pollen and bee pollen than the preimaginal developmental time on the other tested pollens. The developmental time of adult of  N. barkeri when fed with bee pollen (10.0 and 9.25 days for female and male, respectively) is longer than when it fed on the other diets. The fecundity rate of predatory mite on different diets did not show any significant difference. The intrinsic rate of increase (r) of the predatory mites fed with sunflower pollen (0.212 d-1), date pollen (0.225 d-1) and corn pollen (0.224 d-1) were higher than the other treatments. With attention to observed results, corn pollen, sunflower pollen and date pollen were suitable alternative food for the mass rearing of this predator.
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spelling doaj-art-a53e5d0b45a54fa7936ff414059dd2612025-08-20T01:56:57ZengAcarological Society of IranPersian Journal of Acarology2251-81692016-07-015310.22073/pja.v5i3.19532<p><strong>­Effect of different pollen grains on life table parameters of <em>Neoseiulus barkeri</em> (Acari: Phytoseiidae)</strong></p>Maryam Rezaie0Sepideh Askarieh1Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protectionuniversity of Tehran The predatory mite, Neoseiulus barkeri Hughes is one of the most important phytoseiid mites to control phytophagous mites. The effect of different diets such as, corn pollen, walnut pollen, sunflower pollen, date pollen, bee pollen along with the two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch) eggs on life table parameters of the predatory mite was determined on strawberry detached leaves in Petri dishes. The experiments were carried out under laboratory conditions at 27 ± 1°C, 16L: 8D h photo-period and 70 ± 5% RH. The individuals of  the predatory mite were collected from cucumber field infested with the two-spotted spider mite of Khoramabad, Lorestan Province. The results indicated that mean preimaginal developmental time was the highest on sunflower pollen and bee pollen than the preimaginal developmental time on the other tested pollens. The developmental time of adult of  N. barkeri when fed with bee pollen (10.0 and 9.25 days for female and male, respectively) is longer than when it fed on the other diets. The fecundity rate of predatory mite on different diets did not show any significant difference. The intrinsic rate of increase (r) of the predatory mites fed with sunflower pollen (0.212 d-1), date pollen (0.225 d-1) and corn pollen (0.224 d-1) were higher than the other treatments. With attention to observed results, corn pollen, sunflower pollen and date pollen were suitable alternative food for the mass rearing of this predator. https://www.biotaxa.org/pja/article/view/19532Life tablemass rearingpredatory mitespider mite eggsstrawberry.
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<p><strong>­Effect of different pollen grains on life table parameters of <em>Neoseiulus barkeri</em> (Acari: Phytoseiidae)</strong></p>
Persian Journal of Acarology
Life table
mass rearing
predatory mite
spider mite eggs
strawberry.
title <p><strong>­Effect of different pollen grains on life table parameters of <em>Neoseiulus barkeri</em> (Acari: Phytoseiidae)</strong></p>
title_full <p><strong>­Effect of different pollen grains on life table parameters of <em>Neoseiulus barkeri</em> (Acari: Phytoseiidae)</strong></p>
title_fullStr <p><strong>­Effect of different pollen grains on life table parameters of <em>Neoseiulus barkeri</em> (Acari: Phytoseiidae)</strong></p>
title_full_unstemmed <p><strong>­Effect of different pollen grains on life table parameters of <em>Neoseiulus barkeri</em> (Acari: Phytoseiidae)</strong></p>
title_short <p><strong>­Effect of different pollen grains on life table parameters of <em>Neoseiulus barkeri</em> (Acari: Phytoseiidae)</strong></p>
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topic Life table
mass rearing
predatory mite
spider mite eggs
strawberry.
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