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Reproductive success ofAmblyseius idaeus andA. anonymus on a diet of two-spotted spider mites

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Amblyseius idaeus is a drought-resistant predatory mite of tetranychid spider mites. In this paper, life-history parameters ofA. idaeus and a morphologically similar species,A. anonymus, are measured and compared on a diet ofTetranychus urticae. Intrinsic rates of increase of both phytoseiids are similar, and are comparable to rates of phytoseiids that successfully controlTetranychus species. This makes both species promising candidates as biological control agents,A. idaeus especially under dry conditions.

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  1. Department of Entomology, Agricultural University of Hanoi, Vietnam

    Nguyen Van Dinh

  2. Department of Population Biology, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9516, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Arne Janssen & M. W. Sabelis

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Dinh, N.V., Janssen, A. & Sabelis, M.W. Reproductive success ofAmblyseius idaeus andA. anonymus on a diet of two-spotted spider mites. Exp Appl Acarol 4, 41–51 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01213840

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