Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) of Tunisian citrus orchards: Catalogue, biogeography and key for identification

Sahraoui, Hajer; Grissa, Kaouthar Lebdi; Kreiter, Serge; Douin, Martial; Tixier, Marie‐Stéphane

doi:10.1051/acarologia/20122072

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“…In a framework of conservation biological control, it is important to assess why dispersal occurs, for enhancing movements between agroecosystem components. Most studies dealing with dispersal were based on the use of traps in field conditions (i.e., Tixier et al, 1998Tixier et al, , 2000Tixier et al, , 2006Mailloux et al, 2010;Aguilar-Fenollosa et al, 2011a,b, 2012Liguori et al, 2011;Sahraoui et al, 2012Sahraoui et al, , 2016, or on the assessment of dispersal behavior (i.e., distance traveled from a release point) in lab conditions. Only one genetic population study was carried out on the dispersal of Neoseiulus womersleyi (Schicha) between tea orchards and between this crop and the non-crop plant, Tithonia rotundifolia Torch, in Japan (Hinomoto et al, 2011) (see below).…”

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Predatory Mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Agro-Ecosystems and Conservation Biological Control: A Review and Explorative Approach for Forecasting Plant-Predatory Mite Interactions and Mite Dispersal

Tixier

2018

Front. Ecol. Evol.

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Phytoseiidae mites are efficient predators, able to control pest mites and small arthropods in crops all over the world, using three biological control strategies: (i) augmentation, (ii) classical, and (iii) conservation. This paper focuses on the latter strategy. Most of those predatory mite species are generalist predators; they are naturally present in agro-ecosystems both on crops and adjacent natural vegetation. Because of such characteristics, their occurrence is usually associated with the use of fewer pesticides, providing relief to ecosystem services. As a first baseline for managing their occurrence in agro-ecosystems, a review of the present knowledge of plants and predatory mite interactions and predator dispersal ability is proposed. In addition, based on the author's own occurrence database, the study aims at analyzing (i) plant traits and the potential co-evolutionary relationships between plants and predatory mite species and (ii) how this can be used to forecast favorable plants to key predatory mites. For this, some examples were taken, i.e., vine and citrus crops, and three species, Kampimodromus aberrans, Euseius stipulates, and Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) pyri. The main conclusion is that the occurrence database can help in determining the probability of finding predatory mite species on crops and non-crop plants. However, because some elements are lacking, especially predatory mite density, plant traits and the true overall distribution, it is currently, difficult to associate plant traits and plant phylogeny to Phytoseiidae diversity. Additional meta-analyses in collaboration with plant specialists would be required. Finally, the paper presents some examples of agroecosystem management at different scales (intercropping, agroforestry, borders management, landscape).

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Predatory Mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Agro-Ecosystems and Conservation Biological Control: A Review and Explorative Approach for Forecasting Plant-Predatory Mite Interactions and Mite Dispersal

Tixier

2018

Front. Ecol. Evol.

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“…Iphiseius degenerans Berlese was found occasionally in large numbers in the coastal region, and Euseius scutalis Athias‐Henriot was not frequent on citrus. Between the years 1994 and 1996 E. stipulatus Athias‐Henriot, a dominant phytoseiid species in citrus orchards in many Mediterranean countries, was brought to Israel for the control of citrus mite pests from Italy and Spain. It was reared and released in citrus orchards in various climatic regions in Israel .…”

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The effects of a windborne pollen‐provisioning cover crop on the phytoseiid community in citrus orchards in Israel

Warburg

Inbar

Gal

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Pest Management Science

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“…In the two surveys, the dominant species in citrus was E. stipulatus and in a lesser extend I. degenerans in one plot of C. limetta in the experimental site 2. Both species are common on citrus in the Mediterranean basin even if E. stipulatus is usually prevalent (McMurtry 1977;Swirski & Amitai 1990;Ferragut et al 1992;Kreiter et al 2002a;Aucejo et al 2003;AbadMoyano et al 2009;Aguilar-Fenollosa et al 2011;Tsagkarakis et al 2011;Sahraoui et al 2012;Barbar 2013). Furthermore, only a few females of Tetranychus sp.…”

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Sustainable weed management and predatory mite (Acari: Phytoseiidae) dynamics in Tunisian citrus orchards

Sahraoui¹,

Kreiter²,

Lebdi-Grissa³

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Acarologia

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Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) of Tunisian citrus orchards: Catalogue, biogeography and key for identification

Cited by 22 publications

References 52 publications

Predatory Mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Agro-Ecosystems and Conservation Biological Control: A Review and Explorative Approach for Forecasting Plant-Predatory Mite Interactions and Mite Dispersal

Predatory Mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Agro-Ecosystems and Conservation Biological Control: A Review and Explorative Approach for Forecasting Plant-Predatory Mite Interactions and Mite Dispersal

The effects of a windborne pollen‐provisioning cover crop on the phytoseiid community in citrus orchards in Israel

Sustainable weed management and predatory mite (Acari: Phytoseiidae) dynamics in Tunisian citrus orchards

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