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Two predatory mite species as potential control agents of broad mites

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The broad mite is a key pest of various crops worldwide, including chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens), where it is controlled with chemical pesticides. Two phytoseiid predators (Amblyseius herbicolus and Neoseiulus barkeri) and a blattisociid mite species (Lasioseius floridensis) occur in association with the broad mite in Brazil. Predation of broad mites and oviposition rates of A. herbicolus were higher than those of N. barkeri and lowest for L. floridensis. On intact plants, both phytoseiids controlled broad mite populations seven days after their release. In a separate experiment, the predators controlled broad mites on flowering plants during 15 days. After two months, plants with predators produced heavier fruits than plants without predators. Concluding, these two phytoseiid species can control broad mites on chili peppers plants at different densities and over time, reducing production losses, and should be evaluated under field conditions.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank CNPq and FAPEMIG for scholarships and grants and CAPES for a Doctorate fellowship granted to the first author. AJ received financial support from FAPEMIG (CBB-30003/09), AP and MV from CNPq. We thank Dr. Gilberto José de Moraes, Dr. Erika Pessôa Japhyassu Britto (ESALQ/USP) and Dr. Marcelo Poletti (PROMIP) for providing Lasioseius floridensis and Neoseiulus barkeri. Dr. Bodil Cass from UC Davis is thanked for improvements of an earlier version of the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Entomology, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil

    Fredy Alexander Rodríguez-Cruz, Angelo Pallini & Marcus Vinícius Alfenas Duarte

  2. Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, Section Population Biology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Arne Janssen

  3. Agriculture and Livestock Research Enterprise of Minas Gerais (EPAMIG), Viçosa, MG, Brazil

    Cleide Maria Ferreira Pinto & Madelaine Venzon

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Rodríguez-Cruz, F.A., Janssen, A., Pallini, A. et al. Two predatory mite species as potential control agents of broad mites. BioControl 62, 505–513 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-017-9813-0

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