Functional response and some biological parameters of predatory mite Phytoseius corniger (Acari: Phytoseiidae) when it fed on different life stages of Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

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Authors

1 1. Plant Protection Research Department, Khorasan Razavi Agricultural and Natural Resources. Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Mashhad, Iran

2 2. Department of Agricultural Zoology, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Given the potential importance of the predatory mite Phytoseius corniger Wainstein, 1959 (Acari: Phytoseiidae) as a native species collected from an apple orchard, the functional response and biological parameters of the female predatory mite fed on biological stages larva, pupa and adult of the spider mite Tetranychus  urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) were tested under laboratory conditions at 25 ± 1 °C, 55 ± 5 RH, and 16:8 photoperiod. The type II functional response were determined for the predatory mite at all three different life stages of its prey. The predator attack rate (a) was estimated for larval stages (0.039/h), nymphs (0.037/h), and adult prey (0.026/h). Also, the handling time (Th) for larva, nymph and adult of prey was estimated to be 0.736 h, 0.778 h and 0.808 h, respectively. The shortest duration of the immature stage (6.08 ± 0.16) and highest daily oviposition rate (0.47 ± 0.02 egg per day) were estimated when P. corniger fed on adult stage of prey. On the other hand, the highest daily predation rate (5.43 ± 0.19 prey per day) was observed when it fed on larval stage of prey. According to the results of the present study, the predatory mite P. corniger is able to effectively reduce the population of the two-spotted mite, especially at lower densities and pre-adult stages. Future studies on other similar species as well as evaluation of the efficiency of these predatory species under field conditions, seem necessary.

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Functional response and some biological parameters of predatory mite Phytoseius corniger (Acari: Phytoseiidae) when it fed on different life stages of Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

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Article Title [Persian]

واکنش تابعی و برخی ویژگی‌های زیستی کنه شکارگر (Acari: Phytoseiidae) Phytoseius corniger با تغذیه از مراحل مختلف زیستی کنه Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Authors [Persian]

  • علیرضا امیری جامی 1
  • آزاده فرازمند 2
1 1. بخش تحقیقات گیاهپزشکی، مرکز تحقیقات و آموزش کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی استان خراسان رضوی، سازمان تحقیقات، آموزش و ترویج کشاورزی، مشهد، ایران
2 2. بخش تحقیقات جانورشناسی کشاورزی، موسسه تحقیقات گیاهپزشکی کشور، سازمان تحقیقات، آموزش و ترویج کشاورزی، تهران، ایران.
Abstract [Persian]

 با توجه به اهمیت بالقوه کنه شکارگر Phytoseius corniger Wainstein, 1959 (Acari: Phytoseiidae) به عنوان گونه بومی جمع ­آوری شده از باغات سیب، واکنش تابعی و ویژگی­های زیستی کنه ­های ماده این شکارگر با تغذیه از مراحل زیستی لارو، پوره و بالغ کنه تارتن(Acari: Tetranychidae)  Tetranychus urticae Koch در شرایط آزمایشگاهی با دمای 1 ± 25 درجه سلسیوس، رطوبت نسبی 5 ± 55 و دوره نوری 16ساعت روشنایی و 8 ساعت تاریکی مورد ارزیابی قرار گرفت. واکنش تابعی کنه شکارگر با تغذیه از هر سه مرحله زیستی طعمه از نوع دوم تعیین شد. نرخ حمله (a) شکارگر برای مراحل لاروی (039/0 بر ساعت)، پوره (037/0 بر ساعت) و افراد بالغ طعمه (026/0 بر ساعت) برآورد شد. همچنین زمان دستیابی (Th) برای مراحل زیستی لارو، پوره و افراد بالغ طعمه به ترتیب 736/0 ساعت، 778/0 ساعت و 808/0 ساعت تخمین زده شد. کوتاه­ترین طول مرحله قبل از بلوغ (16/0 ± 08/6 روز) و بیشترین نرخ تولیدمثل روزانه کنه شکارگر ( 02/0 ± 47/0 تخم/روز) با تغذیه از مرحله بالغ طعمه اتفاق افتاد، اما بیشترین نرخ شکارگری روزانه (19/0 ± 43/5 طعمه/روز) مربوط به زمانی بود که شکارگر از مرحله لاروی طعمه تغذیه می­کرد. با توجه به نتایج پژوهش حاضر، کنه شکارگر P. corniger می­تواند به عنوان یکی از گزینه­ های مناسب جهت مهار جمعیت کنه دو لکه ­ای به ویژه در تراکم­ های پایین­تر و مراحل قبل از بلوغ مورد توجه قرار گیرد. در هر صورت، مطالعات تکمیلی روی ویژگی­های رفتاری این گونه و سایر گونه ­های مشابه از خانواده Phytoseiidae و نیز ارزیابی کارآیی این گونه ­های شکارگر در شرایط مزرعه ­ای ضروری به نظر می­رسد.

Keywords [Persian]

  • فیتوزئیده
  • کنترل بیولوژیک
  • کنه تارتن
  • نرخ حمله
  • زیست شناسی

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Volume 46, Issue 2
April 2026
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