Effects of Different Diets on Biological Characteristics of Predatory Mite Amblyseius Eharai (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
Materials and Methods
2. Materials
2.1. Predatory Mite Source
2.2. Prey and Alternative Food Source
3. Methods
3.1. Effects of Different Diets on the Development of Amblyseius eharai
3.2. Effects of Different Diets on the Reproduction Ability of Amblyseius eharai
3.2.1. Life Table Parameters
3.2.2. Statistical Analysis
4. Results
4.1. Effects of Different Diets on the Development of Amblyseius eharai
4.2. Effects of Different Diets on the Reproduction Ability of Amblyseius eharai
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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NT | R1 | R2 | R3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | P.c | ArP | T.u |
2 | ArP | P.c | PH |
3 | A.f | T.u | ArP |
4 | T.u | PH | P.c |
5 | PH | A.f | A.f |
Diet | Developmental Duration (Mean ± SE; Days) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
n | Min | Max | Mean ± SE | |
T. urticae | 30 | 7 | 9 | 8.20 ± 0.13 b |
P. citri | 30 | 5 | 7 | 6.90 ± 0.22 a |
Artemia eggs | 30 | 8 | 11 | 9.57 ± 0.19 c |
Pollen | 30 | 7 | 9 | 8.40 ± 0.25 b |
Artificial diet | 30 | 8 | 11 | 9.23 ± 0.21 c |
F | 25.29 | |||
df | 4 |
Diet | Preoviposition Period (Days) * | Oviposition Period (Days) * | Post-Oviposition Period (Days) * | Female Longevity (Days) * | Oviposition Rate (Eggs/Female/Day) * | Total Number of Eggs (Eggs/Female) * | Hatching Egg Proportion of the Progeny (%) * | Female Proportion of the Progeny (%) * |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. urticae | 1.63± 0.11 a | 21.27 ± 0.25 c | 4.13 ± 0.29 a | 35.23 ± 0.35 bc | 1.89 ± 0.04 b | 40.29 ± 0.83 bc | 81.47 ± 0.71 a | 63.77 ± 1.78 a |
P. citri | 2.60 ± 0.14 b | 26.19 ± 0.46 d | 6.30 ± 0.29 c | 42.03 ± 0.43 c | 1.74 ± 0.04 b | 45.63 ± 0.94 c | 78.38 ± 0.83 a | 64.41 ± 1.29 a |
Artemia cysts | 2.67 ± 0.11 bc | 18.03 ± 0.22 b | 3.64 ± 0.19 a | 33.93 ± 0.36 b | 1.98 ± 0.04 c | 35.87 ± 0.48 ab | 80.72 ± 2.07 a | 63.69 ± 1.21 a |
Pollen | 3.07 ± 0.15 cd | 12.07 ± 0.35 a | 5.24 ± 0.18 b | 28.77 ± 0.24 a | 1.71 ± 0.07 b | 20.80 ± 1.14 a | 79.95 ± 0.99 a | 65.27 ± 1.75 a |
Artificial diet | 3.43 ± 0.10 d | 13.13 ± 0.36 a | 4.17± 0.19 a | 30.97 ± 0.94 ab | 1.48 ± 0.05 a | 19.57 ± 0.77a | 78.44 ± 1.29 a | 60.75 ± 1.38 a |
F | 30.50 | 298.82 | 20.85 | 43.47 | 16.81 | 40.09 | 1.16 | 1.29 |
df | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
p | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.342 | 0.288 |
Diet | n | Net Reproductive Rate (R0. Females Per Female) | Generation Time (T. Days) | Intrinsic Rate of Increase (rm. Females/Female/Day) | Finite Rate of Population Increase (λ) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. urticae | 30 | 17.95 | 12.79 | 0.226 | 1.25 |
P. citri | 30 | 23.06 | 14.21 | 0.221 | 1.24 |
Artemia cysts | 30 | 19.13 | 12.18 | 0.242 | 1.27 |
Pollen | 30 | 6.76 | 8.86 | 0.215 | 1.24 |
Artificial diet | 30 | 7.54 | 10.28 | 0.196 | 1.22 |
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Thao, N.T.P.; Thuy, N.T.; Quyen, H.L. Effects of Different Diets on Biological Characteristics of Predatory Mite Amblyseius Eharai (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Insects 2023, 14, 519. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14060519
Thao NTP, Thuy NT, Quyen HL. Effects of Different Diets on Biological Characteristics of Predatory Mite Amblyseius Eharai (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Insects. 2023; 14(6):519. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14060519
Chicago/Turabian StyleThao, Nguyen T. P., Nguyen T. Thuy, and Ho L. Quyen. 2023. "Effects of Different Diets on Biological Characteristics of Predatory Mite Amblyseius Eharai (Acari: Phytoseiidae)" Insects 14, no. 6: 519. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14060519