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Population Fluctuation of Phytophagous Mites and Their Impact on the Quality Properties of Wild and Cultivated Blackberry Fruits (Rubus spp. L.) in Jalisco, Mexico
by Haidel Vargas-Madriz, Ausencio Azuara-Domínguez, Ángel Félix Vargas-Madriz, Citlally Topete-Corona, Martha Olivia Lázaro-Dzul, Jesús Alberto Acuña-Soto, Crystian Sadiel Venegas-Barrera, Jorge Luis Chávez-Servín and Aarón Kuri-García
Agronomy 2025, 15(8), 1970; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15081970 - 15 Aug 2025
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Phytophagous mites are considered pests in fruit crops, such as blackberries (Rubus spp. L.). These pests affect fruit quality and commercial value. This study aimed to evaluate the fluctuation of phytophagous mite populations and their impact on the quality of cultivated and [...] Read more.
Phytophagous mites are considered pests in fruit crops, such as blackberries (Rubus spp. L.). These pests affect fruit quality and commercial value. This study aimed to evaluate the fluctuation of phytophagous mite populations and their impact on the quality of cultivated and wild blackberries in Jalisco, Mexico. Monthly sampling was carried out from November 2023 to May 2024. Mite families such as Diptilomiopidae, Eriophyidae, Tydeidae, Tarsonemidae, Tenuipalpidae, and Tetranychidae were identified, with a total of 6438 mites in the samples. An increase in mite populations was observed in March on cultivated blackberries and in April on wild ones, coinciding with the onset of plant development. The Eriophyidae family showed the highest relative abundance, with 34.2% in cultivated blackberries and 31.7% in wild ones in 2024. Quality parameters were evaluated in healthy and damaged blackberries. Damaged cultivated fruits showed lower weight (4.49 ± 1.44 g), smaller diameter (18.11 ± 2.00 mm), lower vitamin C content (4.76 ± 1.53 mg/100 g), and higher acidity (80.07 ± 19.10%). This study enabled the identification and monitoring of different mite families in blackberries, as well as an understanding of their population dynamics and impact on fruit quality. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Research Progress on Pathogenicity of Fungi in Crops—2nd Edition)
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Intercropped Plants Provide a Reservoir of Predatory Mites in Coffee Crop
by Júlia J. Ferla, Gustavo J. de Araújo, Madelaine Venzon, Pedro H. M. G. Nascimento, Milena O. Kalile, Shauanne D. Pancieri, André C. Cardoso, Elem F. Martins, Noeli J. Ferla and Angelo Pallini
Agriculture 2023, 13(2), 285; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13020285 - 24 Jan 2023
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Conservation biological control of pests may be achieved using a variety of integrated strategies based on crop diversification. We investigated whether the insertion of the intercropped plants species (IPS) Inga edulis, Senna macranthera, and Varronia curassavica modified the abundance of mites, [...] Read more.
Conservation biological control of pests may be achieved using a variety of integrated strategies based on crop diversification. We investigated whether the insertion of the intercropped plants species (IPS) Inga edulis, Senna macranthera, and Varronia curassavica modified the abundance of mites, their feeding behavior, and the dissimilarity of predator and herbivore mites over a gradient of distance from the IPS on coffee. To accomplish this, we recorded the mite species on coffee plants along transects of 16 m extending from the IPS, including on the IPS. A total of 8946 specimens were sampled. Tenuipalpidae was the most abundant family on coffee, followed by Tydeidae, while Eriophyidae was the most abundant on the IPS, followed by Phytoseiidae. The abundance and richness of mites differed between their feeding behavior and distance. The dissimilarity of predators and herbivores increased along a gradient of distance. Furthermore, the IPS harbored several mite species and the diversity of predator and herbivore mites among the IPS was different. The findings suggest that the intercropped plant species can attract and serve as a reservoir of predatory mites on coffee crops, which could improve the biocontrol of pest mites on coffee. Full article
(This article belongs to the Section Agricultural Systems and Management)
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Unexpected Effects of Local Management and Landscape Composition on Predatory Mites and Their Food Resources in Vineyards
by Stefan Möth, Andreas Walzer, Markus Redl, Božana Petrović, Christoph Hoffmann and Silvia Winter
Insects 2021, 12(2), 180; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12020180 - 19 Feb 2021
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Viticultural practices and landscape composition are the main drivers influencing biological pest control in vineyards. Predatory mites, mainly phytoseiid (Phytoseiidae) and tydeoid mites (Tydeidae), are important to control phytophagous mites (Tetranychidae and Eriophyidae) on vines. In the absence of arthropod prey, pollen is [...] Read more.
Viticultural practices and landscape composition are the main drivers influencing biological pest control in vineyards. Predatory mites, mainly phytoseiid (Phytoseiidae) and tydeoid mites (Tydeidae), are important to control phytophagous mites (Tetranychidae and Eriophyidae) on vines. In the absence of arthropod prey, pollen is an important food source for predatory mites. In 32 paired vineyards located in Burgenland/Austria, we examined the effect of landscape composition, management type (organic/integrated), pesticide use, and cover crop diversity of the inter-row on the densities of phytoseiid, tydeoid, and phytophagous mites. In addition, we sampled pollen on vine leaves. Typhlodromus pyri Scheuten was the main phytoseiid mite species and Tydeus goetzi Schruft the main tydeoid species. Interestingly, the area-related acute pesticide toxicity loading was higher in organic than in integrated vineyards. The densities of phytoseiid and tydeoid mites was higher in integrated vineyards and in vineyards with spontaneous vegetation. Their population also profited from an increased viticultural area at the landscape scale. Eriophyoid mite densities were extremely low across all vineyards and spider mites were absent. Biological pest control of phytophagous mites benefits from less intensive pesticide use and spontaneous vegetation cover in vineyard inter-rows, which should be considered in agri-environmental schemes. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Improving Functional Biodiversity in Vineyards)
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