Oviposition-site shift in phytophagous mites reflects a trade-off between predator avoidance and rainstorm resistance
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2020.0669
Abstract: Predators can reduce prey population densities by driving them to undertake costly defences. Here, we report on a remarkable example of induced antipredator defence in spider mites that enhances the risk to rainstorms. Spider mites… read more here.
Keywords: phytophagous mites; mites reflects; shift phytophagous; site shift ... See more keywords
Phytophagous mites on genetically modified maize with Bacillus thuringiensis genes.
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DOI: 10.1590/0103-8478cr20160770
Abstract: ABSTRACT: The study of non-target organisms such as mites, can provide information about the possible effects of transgenic maize cultivars on the arthropod community. This study aimed to evaluate the abundance of phytophagous mites in… read more here.
Keywords: phytophagous mites; population growth; genetically modified; cultivares milho ... See more keywords
Evaluation of three pesticides against phytophagous mites and their impact on phytoseiid predators in an eggplant open-field
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DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20174170
Abstract: The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of two insecticides (deltamethrin and acetamiprid), and an acaricide (fenbutatin oxide) on diversity and abundance of mite fauna in replicate experiments carried out in an openeggplant field… read more here.
Keywords: evaluation three; phytophagous mites; three pesticides; field ... See more keywords