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Biological control of thrips [Thysanoptera: Thripidae] on greenhouse cucumber byAmblyseius cucumeris

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The predatory miteAmblyseius cucumeris (Oudemans) [Acarina: Phytoseiidae] was evaluated as a biological control forThrips tabaci Lindeman andFrankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) [Thysanoptera: Thripidae] on greenhouse grown seedless cucumber.A. cucumeris spread throughout the greenhouses and provided control of both species of thrips.A. cucumeris adults persisted on plants for 7 weeks in the virtual absence of prey, and increased numerically in response to increases in prey population. On the basis of these resultsA. cucumeris is recommended as a useful biological control forT. tabaci andF. occidentalis on greenhouse cucumber.

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L'acarien prédateurAmblyseius cucumeris (Oudemans) [Acarina: Phitoseiidae] a été évalué comme agent de lutte biologique contreThrips tabaci Lindeman etFrankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) [Thysanoptera: Thripidae] qui attaquent les concombres anglais cultivés en serre. Les acariens se sont multipliés dans les serres, permettant de limiter les populations des 2 espèces de thrips. Des adultes d'A. cucumeris ont été trouvés sur les plants pendant 7 semaines alors que leurs proies étaient pratiquement absentes et le nombre d'adultes a augmenté en réponse à une augmentation de la population de proies. Ces résultats permettent de recommanderA. cucumeris comme agent de lutte biologique contreT. tabaci etF. occidentalis sur les concombres de serre.

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    D. R. Gillespie

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Publication No. 361, Agassiz Research Station, Agriculture Canada, Agassiz, B.C. Canada VOM 1AO.

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Gillespie, D.R. Biological control of thrips [Thysanoptera: Thripidae] on greenhouse cucumber byAmblyseius cucumeris . Entomophaga 34, 185–192 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02372667

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