Author:
Grafton-Cardwell Elizabeth E.,Bentley Walter,Bianchi Mary,Cave Frances E.,Elkins Rachel,Godfrey Larry,Gu Ping,Haviland David,Headrick David,Hoddle Mark,McMurtry James,Murrietta Maria,Mills Nicholas,Ouyang Yuling,Pickel Carolyn,Rill Stephanie,Stavrinides Menelaos C.,Varela Lucia G.
Abstract
Phytoseiid mites are key predators in agricultural crops. However, not all species regulate pest populations below economic thresholds, and therefore knowledge of which species are associated with particular crops aids pest control recommendations. Surveys of 12 crops across six geographical regions of California demonstrated that phytoseiid species varied by crop and geographical location, with subtropical crops exhibiting the lowest species diversity and grape the greatest. The western predatory mite, Galendromus occidentalis, long cited as a dominant species in California crops, was not found to be the major species in most situations. Euseius stipulatus, a species introduced in the 1970s, was found in the surveyed crops in many areas of the state and appears to be displacing E. hibisci along the south coast.
Publisher
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR)
Subject
Plant Science,Agronomy and Crop Science,Forestry
Cited by
10 articles.
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