Selection of Predatory Mites for the Biological Control of Potato Tuber Moth in Stored Potatoes
Worldwide, the potato tuber moth (PTM), Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller), is one of the most severe pests affecting potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), whether in open-air crops or during tuber storage. This work examines the potential control of this pest by two species of predatory mites, Macrocheles r...
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| author | Gallego Granados, Juan Ramón Caicedo, Otto Gámez Cámara, Manuel Hernández Rodríguez, Joaquín Cabello García, Tomás |
| author_facet | Gallego Granados, Juan Ramón Caicedo, Otto Gámez Cámara, Manuel Hernández Rodríguez, Joaquín Cabello García, Tomás |
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| description | Worldwide, the potato tuber moth (PTM), Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller), is one of the most severe pests affecting potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), whether in open-air crops or during tuber storage. This work examines the potential control of this pest by two species of predatory mites, Macrocheles robustulus (Berlese) and Blattisocius tarsalis (Berlese), on pest eggs under laboratory conditions. In the two first assays, the acceptance rate of the pest eggs was assessed for each predatory mite. Then, in a third assay, the functional response of B. tarsalis was studied. The results showed that Macrocheles robustulus did not prey on the pest eggs (number of eggs surviving = 4.33 ± 0.38), whereas B. tarsalis did (number of eggs surviving = 0.5 ± 0.5). Likewise, B. tarsalis showed a type II functional response when it killed the eggs. The results showed the potential use of Blattisocius tarsalis as a biological control agent of P. operculella in potato under storage conditions. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-79542023-04-12T18:54:15Z Selection of Predatory Mites for the Biological Control of Potato Tuber Moth in Stored Potatoes Gallego Granados, Juan Ramón Caicedo, Otto Gámez Cámara, Manuel Hernández Rodríguez, Joaquín Cabello García, Tomás Phthorimaea operculella Blattisocius tarsalis Macrocheles robustulus prey acceptance functional response Worldwide, the potato tuber moth (PTM), Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller), is one of the most severe pests affecting potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), whether in open-air crops or during tuber storage. This work examines the potential control of this pest by two species of predatory mites, Macrocheles robustulus (Berlese) and Blattisocius tarsalis (Berlese), on pest eggs under laboratory conditions. In the two first assays, the acceptance rate of the pest eggs was assessed for each predatory mite. Then, in a third assay, the functional response of B. tarsalis was studied. The results showed that Macrocheles robustulus did not prey on the pest eggs (number of eggs surviving = 4.33 ± 0.38), whereas B. tarsalis did (number of eggs surviving = 0.5 ± 0.5). Likewise, B. tarsalis showed a type II functional response when it killed the eggs. The results showed the potential use of Blattisocius tarsalis as a biological control agent of P. operculella in potato under storage conditions. 2020-03-30T11:04:15Z 2020-03-30T11:04:15Z 2020-03-20 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2075-4450 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/7954 en https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/3/196 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | Phthorimaea operculella Blattisocius tarsalis Macrocheles robustulus prey acceptance functional response Gallego Granados, Juan Ramón Caicedo, Otto Gámez Cámara, Manuel Hernández Rodríguez, Joaquín Cabello García, Tomás Selection of Predatory Mites for the Biological Control of Potato Tuber Moth in Stored Potatoes |
| title | Selection of Predatory Mites for the Biological Control of Potato Tuber Moth in Stored Potatoes |
| title_full | Selection of Predatory Mites for the Biological Control of Potato Tuber Moth in Stored Potatoes |
| title_fullStr | Selection of Predatory Mites for the Biological Control of Potato Tuber Moth in Stored Potatoes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Selection of Predatory Mites for the Biological Control of Potato Tuber Moth in Stored Potatoes |
| title_short | Selection of Predatory Mites for the Biological Control of Potato Tuber Moth in Stored Potatoes |
| title_sort | selection of predatory mites for the biological control of potato tuber moth in stored potatoes |
| topic | Phthorimaea operculella Blattisocius tarsalis Macrocheles robustulus prey acceptance functional response |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/7954 |
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