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. 2023 Jun 3;14(6):519.
doi: 10.3390/insects14060519.

Effects of Different Diets on Biological Characteristics of Predatory Mite Amblyseius Eharai (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Nguyen T P Thao  1 , Nguyen T Thuy  1 , Ho L Quyen  2
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Effects of Different Diets on Biological Characteristics of Predatory Mite Amblyseius Eharai (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Nguyen T P Thao et al. Insects. .

Abstract

In this study, we investigated the effects of different diets on the development and reproduction of the predatory mite Amblyseius eharai. The results show that feeding on citrus red mite (Panonychus citri) led to the fastest life cycle completion (6.9 ± 0.22 days), the longest oviposition period (26.19 ± 0.46 days), the greatest female longevity (42.03 ± 0.43 days), and the highest total number of eggs per female (45.63 ± 0.94 eggs). Feeding on Artemia fanciscana cysts resulted in the highest oviposition rate (1.98 ± 0.04 eggs), a high total number of eggs per female (33.93 ± 0.36 eggs), and the highest intrinsic rate of increase (rm = 0.242). The hatching rate did not differ significantly among the five types of food, and the proportion of females ranged from 60% to 65% across all diets.

Keywords: Amblyseius ehrai; Artemia fanciscana; Panonychus citri; Tetranychus urticae; artificial diet; life table.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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(A,B) Female of Amblyseius eharai.
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Two predatory mites (Amblyseius eharai) mating.
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