Economic threshold for Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) in clementine mandarins Citrus clementina

Tetranychus urticae is a key pest of citrus in Spain, especially of clementine mandarin trees. The effects of this mite on fruit production were assessed in 24 clementine trees for three consecutive years. Trees were visited weekly and spider mite and phytoseiid mite populations and leaf flush patte...

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Main Authors: Pascual-Ruiz, Sara, Aguilar-Fenollosa, Ernestina, Ibanez, Victoria, Hurtado-Ruiz, Mónica A., Martínez-Ferrer, María T., Jaques, Josep A.
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Language:Inglés
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4321
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author Pascual-Ruiz, Sara
Aguilar-Fenollosa, Ernestina
Ibanez, Victoria
Hurtado-Ruiz, Mónica A.
Martínez-Ferrer, María T.
Jaques, Josep A.
author_browse Aguilar-Fenollosa, Ernestina
Hurtado-Ruiz, Mónica A.
Ibanez, Victoria
Jaques, Josep A.
Martínez-Ferrer, María T.
Pascual-Ruiz, Sara
author_facet Pascual-Ruiz, Sara
Aguilar-Fenollosa, Ernestina
Ibanez, Victoria
Hurtado-Ruiz, Mónica A.
Martínez-Ferrer, María T.
Jaques, Josep A.
author_sort Pascual-Ruiz, Sara
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description Tetranychus urticae is a key pest of citrus in Spain, especially of clementine mandarin trees. The effects of this mite on fruit production were assessed in 24 clementine trees for three consecutive years. Trees were visited weekly and spider mite and phytoseiid mite populations and leaf flush patterns were estimated. At the end of the season, mandarins were harvested, weighed, and mite damage (scarring on the fruit) characterized. Negative relationships between spider mite density and yield (kg/tree) and fruit damage (% scarred fruit rind) were found. The multivariate regressions highlighted the key role of phytoseiid mites and leaf flush patterns, which were negatively related to fruit damage. The shortest sampling period that satisfactorily predicted fruit damage at harvest, extended from August to mid-October. For IPM purposes, an action threshold of 31.1 mites m(-2) of symptomatic leaf was estimated. Taking into account spider mite dynamics, the economic threshold ranged from 10 to 15 mites m(-2) of symptomatic leaf. When this threshold is exceeded growers would have a 1-week window to apply the control technologies against T. urticae of their choice.
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spelling ReDivia43212025-04-25T14:42:50Z Economic threshold for Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) in clementine mandarins Citrus clementina Pascual-Ruiz, Sara Aguilar-Fenollosa, Ernestina Ibanez, Victoria Hurtado-Ruiz, Mónica A. Martínez-Ferrer, María T. Jaques, Josep A. Tetranychus urticae is a key pest of citrus in Spain, especially of clementine mandarin trees. The effects of this mite on fruit production were assessed in 24 clementine trees for three consecutive years. Trees were visited weekly and spider mite and phytoseiid mite populations and leaf flush patterns were estimated. At the end of the season, mandarins were harvested, weighed, and mite damage (scarring on the fruit) characterized. Negative relationships between spider mite density and yield (kg/tree) and fruit damage (% scarred fruit rind) were found. The multivariate regressions highlighted the key role of phytoseiid mites and leaf flush patterns, which were negatively related to fruit damage. The shortest sampling period that satisfactorily predicted fruit damage at harvest, extended from August to mid-October. For IPM purposes, an action threshold of 31.1 mites m(-2) of symptomatic leaf was estimated. Taking into account spider mite dynamics, the economic threshold ranged from 10 to 15 mites m(-2) of symptomatic leaf. When this threshold is exceeded growers would have a 1-week window to apply the control technologies against T. urticae of their choice. 2017-06-01T10:09:50Z 2017-06-01T10:09:50Z 2014 MAR 2014 article Pascual-Ruiz, Sara, Aguilar-Fenollosa, Ernestina, Ibanez-Gual, Victoria, Hurtado-Ruiz, Monica A., Teresa Martinez-Ferrer, M., Jacas, J.A. (2014). Economic threshold for Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae), in clementine mandarins Citrus clementina. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 62(3), 337-362. 0168-8162 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4321 10.1007/s10493-013-9744-0 en openAccess Impreso
spellingShingle Pascual-Ruiz, Sara
Aguilar-Fenollosa, Ernestina
Ibanez, Victoria
Hurtado-Ruiz, Mónica A.
Martínez-Ferrer, María T.
Jaques, Josep A.
Economic threshold for Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) in clementine mandarins Citrus clementina
title Economic threshold for Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) in clementine mandarins Citrus clementina
title_full Economic threshold for Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) in clementine mandarins Citrus clementina
title_fullStr Economic threshold for Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) in clementine mandarins Citrus clementina
title_full_unstemmed Economic threshold for Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) in clementine mandarins Citrus clementina
title_short Economic threshold for Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) in clementine mandarins Citrus clementina
title_sort economic threshold for tetranychus urticae acari tetranychidae in clementine mandarins citrus clementina
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4321
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