Efficacy of some acaricides on 'Tetranychus urticae' (Acari: Prostigmata) and their side-effects on selected natural enemies occurring in citrus orchards

Three groups of natural enemies are fundamental in citrus Integrated Pest Management strategies in the Mediterranean. These are the coccinellids, the hymenopterans and the phytoseiids. The spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, is an important pest of citrus whose biological control has not yet been full...

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Main Authors: Urbaneja, Alberto, Pascual-Ruiz, Sara, Pina, Tatiana, Vanaclocha, Pilar, Montón, Helga, Jaques, Josep A., Abad-Moyano, Raquel, Castanera, Pedro
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Language:Inglés
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4641
https://www.iobc-wprs.org/pub/bulletins/iobc-wprs_bulletin_2008_38.pdf#page=287
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author Urbaneja, Alberto
Pascual-Ruiz, Sara
Pina, Tatiana
Vanaclocha, Pilar
Montón, Helga
Jaques, Josep A.
Abad-Moyano, Raquel
Jaques, Josep A.
Castanera, Pedro
author_browse Abad-Moyano, Raquel
Castanera, Pedro
Jaques, Josep A.
Montón, Helga
Pascual-Ruiz, Sara
Pina, Tatiana
Urbaneja, Alberto
Vanaclocha, Pilar
author_facet Urbaneja, Alberto
Pascual-Ruiz, Sara
Pina, Tatiana
Vanaclocha, Pilar
Montón, Helga
Jaques, Josep A.
Abad-Moyano, Raquel
Jaques, Josep A.
Castanera, Pedro
author_sort Urbaneja, Alberto
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description Three groups of natural enemies are fundamental in citrus Integrated Pest Management strategies in the Mediterranean. These are the coccinellids, the hymenopterans and the phytoseiids. The spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, is an important pest of citrus whose biological control has not yet been fully achieved. Therefore, acaricides are usually applied against this pest when problems appear. In this study, the efficacy of six different acaricides on this mite and their side-effects on three selected natural enemies (the coccinellid Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, the phytoseiid Neoseiulus californicus and the braconid Aphidius colemani) have been measured. Our results indicate that highly effective products harmless to A. colemani exist (mineral oil, tebufenpyrad, clofentezin and fenazaquin). However, almost all tested products resulted slightly harmful for both C. montrouzieri and N. californicus, and fenazaquin was even moderately harmful for this phytoseiid.
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spelling ReDivia46412025-04-25T14:53:38Z Efficacy of some acaricides on 'Tetranychus urticae' (Acari: Prostigmata) and their side-effects on selected natural enemies occurring in citrus orchards Urbaneja, Alberto Pascual-Ruiz, Sara Pina, Tatiana Vanaclocha, Pilar Montón, Helga Jaques, Josep A. Abad-Moyano, Raquel Jaques, Josep A. Castanera, Pedro Three groups of natural enemies are fundamental in citrus Integrated Pest Management strategies in the Mediterranean. These are the coccinellids, the hymenopterans and the phytoseiids. The spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, is an important pest of citrus whose biological control has not yet been fully achieved. Therefore, acaricides are usually applied against this pest when problems appear. In this study, the efficacy of six different acaricides on this mite and their side-effects on three selected natural enemies (the coccinellid Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, the phytoseiid Neoseiulus californicus and the braconid Aphidius colemani) have been measured. Our results indicate that highly effective products harmless to A. colemani exist (mineral oil, tebufenpyrad, clofentezin and fenazaquin). However, almost all tested products resulted slightly harmful for both C. montrouzieri and N. californicus, and fenazaquin was even moderately harmful for this phytoseiid. 2017-06-01T10:10:38Z 2017-06-01T10:10:38Z 2008 article Urbaneja, A., Pascual-Ruiz, S., Pina, T., Abad, R., Vanaclocha, P., Montón, H. et al. (2008). Efficacy of some acaricides on 'Tetranychus urticae' (Acari: Prostigmata), and their side-effects on selected natural enemies occurring in citrus orchards. IOBC/wprs Bulletin, 38, 253. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4641 https://www.iobc-wprs.org/pub/bulletins/iobc-wprs_bulletin_2008_38.pdf#page=287 en openAccess Impreso
spellingShingle Urbaneja, Alberto
Pascual-Ruiz, Sara
Pina, Tatiana
Vanaclocha, Pilar
Montón, Helga
Jaques, Josep A.
Abad-Moyano, Raquel
Jaques, Josep A.
Castanera, Pedro
Efficacy of some acaricides on 'Tetranychus urticae' (Acari: Prostigmata) and their side-effects on selected natural enemies occurring in citrus orchards
title Efficacy of some acaricides on 'Tetranychus urticae' (Acari: Prostigmata) and their side-effects on selected natural enemies occurring in citrus orchards
title_full Efficacy of some acaricides on 'Tetranychus urticae' (Acari: Prostigmata) and their side-effects on selected natural enemies occurring in citrus orchards
title_fullStr Efficacy of some acaricides on 'Tetranychus urticae' (Acari: Prostigmata) and their side-effects on selected natural enemies occurring in citrus orchards
title_full_unstemmed Efficacy of some acaricides on 'Tetranychus urticae' (Acari: Prostigmata) and their side-effects on selected natural enemies occurring in citrus orchards
title_short Efficacy of some acaricides on 'Tetranychus urticae' (Acari: Prostigmata) and their side-effects on selected natural enemies occurring in citrus orchards
title_sort efficacy of some acaricides on tetranychus urticae acari prostigmata and their side effects on selected natural enemies occurring in citrus orchards
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4641
https://www.iobc-wprs.org/pub/bulletins/iobc-wprs_bulletin_2008_38.pdf#page=287
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