Development and reproduction of the two predatory mites euseius scutalis and typhlodoromips swirskii (acari: phytoseiidae) as affected by leaf texture of strawberry plants [electronic resource].

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The predatory phytoseiid mites Euseius scutalis (El-Badry) and Typhlodrompis swirskii (Athias-Henriot) successfully developed and reproduced on strawberry leaves, infested with mymphs of the two-spotted spider mite Teramychus urticae kock as prey, of both Yaeel (smooth slight hairy) and Vantana (rough dense hairy) cultivars indicating a different effect of leaf surface on their behaviour at 27° C and 70% RH.Yaeel leaf was the most appropriate surface and Vantana ones was the least. Longevity was the greatest on Yaeel (31.92 and 28.48 days) and the shortest on Vantana (19.40 and 15.50 days) for each predator, respectively.

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