Russet Mite Biocontrol Agents (Predatory Mite Treatment)

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Works Cited

Amblyseius swirskii on Tomato Russet Mite

Brodeur, J., A. Bouchard, and G. Turcotte. 1997. Potential of four species of predatory mites as biological control agents of the tomato russet mite, Aculops lycopersici (Massee) (Eriophyidae). Can. Entomol. 129: 1Ð6.

Momen, F. M., and S. A. El-Saway. 1993. Biology and feeding behavior of the predatory mite, Amblyseius swirskii (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Acarology 34: 199Ð204.

Momen, F. M., and A. Abdel-Khalek. 2008. Effect of the tomato russet mite Aculops lycoeprsici (Acari: Eriophyidae) on the development and reproduction of three predatory phytoseiid mites. Int. J. Trop. Insect Sci. 28: 53Ð57.

Park, H.-H., Shipp, L., & Buitenhuis, R. (2010). Predation, Development, and Oviposition by the Predatory Mite Amblyseius swirkii (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Tomato Russet Mite (Acari: Eriophyidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 103(3), 563–569. doi:10.1603/ec09161

Haque, M. M., and A. Kawai. 2003. Effect of temperature on development and reproduction of the tomato russet mite, Aculops lycopersici (Massee) (Acari: Eriophyidae). Appl. Entomol. Zool. 38: 97Ð101.

Perring, T. M. and C. A. Farrar. 1986. Historical Perspective and Current World Status of the Tomato Russet Mite (Acari: Eriophyidae). Miscellaneous Publications of the Entomological Society of America. 63: 1-9.Predation, Development, and Oviposition by the Predatory Mite Amblyseius swirkii (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Tomato Russet Mite (Acari: Eriophyidae)

Amblyseius andersoni (Not Successful on Tomato Russet)
Fischer, S., F. Klo¨ tzli, L. Falquet, and O. Celle. 2005. An investigation on biological control of the tomato russet mite Aculops lycopersici (Massee) with Amblyseius andersoni (Chant). In Proceedings, Working Group “Integrated Control in Protected Crops, Temperate Climate” 10Ð14 April 2005, Turku, Finland. IOBC/wprs Bull. 28: 99Ð102.


Influence of Prey Type on the Biology and Life-Table Parameters of Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Trottin-Caudal, Y., C. Fournier, and J.-M. Leyre. 2003. Biological control of Aculops lycopersici (Massee) using the predatory mites Neoseiulus californicus McGregor and Neoseiulus cucumeris (Oudemans) on tomato greenhouse crops, pp. 153Ð157. In Proceedings, International Symposium on Greenhouse tomato: Integrated Crop Protection and Organic Production, 17Ð19 September 2003, Avignon, France.

Aculops cannabicola footage was taken by the Entomologist Katie Garrison.