Predatory Potential of Neoseiulus cucumeris against Oligonychus litchii

doi:10.16409/j.cnki.2095-039x.2019.05.017

Abstract

Abstract: The litchi spider mite, Oligonychus litchi, is one of the important agricultural mite pests, having a wide host range and causing serious damage to litchi. The predatory functional and numerical response of the predator Neoseiulus cucumeris to egg and nymph of O. litchii was examined at five different temperatures, and N. cucumeris response to density of O. litchii was also investigated. The results showed that N. cucumeris preferred eggs and nymphs but hardly predated female adults of O. litchii. The predatory functional responses to O. litchii eggs and nymphs at 20.5-32.5℃well fitted to the Holling Ⅱ equation. At 20-29℃, the handling time (T_h) and the instant attack rate (a) of N. cucumeris decreased with the increase in temperature, while the maximum predatory number (N_{a max}) of the eggs and nymphs increased with the increase in temperature. However, predation was reduced when the temperature was above 32℃. Furthermore, the control of O. litchi population by N. cucumeris responded positively to the ratio of predator to prey. At ratio of 5:10, the prey population was reduced by 40.78% in 9 days in comparison with the blank control (at ratio of 0:10). Therefore, N. cucumeris shows a certain predatory capacity against eggs and nymphs of O. litchii, with an optimal predatory temperature of 28-32℃. N. cucumeris released when the prey density is low can control O. litchii population growth to some extent.

Key words: Neoseiulus cucumeris, Oligonychus litchii, functional response, density effect, control of potential ability

CLC Number:

S476.2

QUAN Linfa, XU Haiming, DONG Yizhi, QUE Yinli, CHEN Bingxu. Predatory Potential of Neoseiulus cucumeris against Oligonychus litchii[J]. Chinese Journal Of Biological Control, 2019, 35(6): 835-840.

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