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Feeding habits, post-embryonic and adult survival, mating, virility and fecundity of the predacious miteAmblyseius swirskii [Acarina: Phytoseiidae] on some coccids and mealybugs

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The nutritional value forAmblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot, of eggs or crawlers ofCoccus hesperidum L.,Saissetia oleae (Olivier),S. coffeae (Walker),Pseudococcus citriculus Green, andP. longispinus Targ.-Tozz, even with the addition of honeydew, was low; only a few young reached adulthood and the oviposition rate was negligible. However, addition of honeydew toTetranychus cinnabarinus Boisd. enhanced the oviposition rate ofAmblyseius swirskii. Honeydew was a favourite food forA. swirskii, whereas the eggs and crawlers tested were not eagerly attacked and consumed. Females and males fed honeydew ofSaissetia oleae mated readily and the females were inseminated, but fecundity was negligible.

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La valeur nutritive des aliments suivants a été faible même lorsqu'à du miellat ont été additionnés: des œufs ou des larves nouvelles nées deCoccus hesperidum L.,Saissetia oleae (Olivier),S. coffeae (Walker),Pseudococcus citriculus Green etP. longispinus Targ.-Tozz.; seulement une faible proportion est arrivée au stade adulte, le taux d'oviposition de ceux-ci étant négligeable. Cependant la ponte deAmblyseius swirskii a été accrue lorsque du miellat fut ajouté àTetranychus cinnabarinus Boisd. Le miellat est un aliment préféré deA. swirskii, tandis que les œufs et larves nouvelles nées des espèces testées ne sont pas attaqués ni dévorés avec appétit. Des femelles et des mâles élevés sur du miellat s'accouplent facilement, les femelles sont fécondées, mais la quantité d'œufs pondue reste négligeable.

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  1. Istituto di Entomologia Agraria, Università degli studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italia

    S. Ragusa & E. Swirski

  2. Division of Entomology, A.R.O., The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel

    S. Ragusa & E. Swirski

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Contribution from the Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel, 1976 Series, No. 196-E.

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Ragusa, S., Swirski, E. Feeding habits, post-embryonic and adult survival, mating, virility and fecundity of the predacious miteAmblyseius swirskii [Acarina: Phytoseiidae] on some coccids and mealybugs. Entomophaga 22, 383–392 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02373263

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