The Cunaxid Mite Neocunaxoides andrei (Baker & Hoffmann) as a Biological Control Agent of the Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne javanica Chitwood

Abstract

Feeding capacity of the cunaxid mite Neocunaxoides andrei (Baker & Hoffmann) and its feeding capability on the rootknot nematode Meloilogyne javanica Chitwood, under laboratory or semi field conditions were studied. Results showed that, a female of N. andrei consumed an average of 177.2 second juvenile stage (j2s) of M. javanica within five days under the laboratory conditions of 26 ± 1°C and 70 ± 5% R.H. Data also indicated that, the presence of 20, 40 and 60 newly emerged N. andrei females together with 500 j2s M. javanica in pots planted with tomato seedlings 15 days old caused a reduction of about 59 %, 74 % and 86 % of M. javanica reached adult females after 30 days.

Parasitus fimetorum and Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Acarina:Parasitidae, Macrochelidae) as Natural Predators of the Root Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne javanica Treub

“…Moreover, Sholla Salwa and El Kady (2009) reported the feeding capacity of the cunaxid mite Neocunaxoides andrei and its feeding capability on Meloidogyne javanica under laboratory or semi-field conditions. The female of Neocunaxoides andrei consumed 177.2 juveniles (J2s) of M. javanica within 5 days under the laboratory conditions, and in addition, the presence of 20, 40, and 60 newly emerged Neocunaxoides andrei females together with 500 J2s, M. javanica, in pots cultivated with tomato seedlings 15 days old caused a reduction of 59, 74, and 86% of M. javanica, respectively.…”