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Development duration, mortality and oviposition rate ofEuseius tularensis (Congdon),E. stipulatus (Athias-Henriot) andE. hibisci (Chant) were determined on three basic foods (pollen of iceplant, Pacific spider mite and citrus red mite) in the presence and absence of supplementary foods (honeydew from aphids and whiteflies). The studies were conducted in the laboratory at a constant temperature of 25°C. The mean duration of each development stage and total development time did not differe significantly between treatments with and without supplementary food, regardless of species and basic foods. The mortality of the immature stages of the threeEuseius species was generally higher in the absence of supplementary foods than in the presence of these foods, but differences were not significant (P=0.05). Oviposition rates generally were significantly higher in the presence of supplementary foods. The basic food was the most important factor affecting development, survival and oviposition rate; the most favorable food was pollen and the least favorable was citrus red mite. The development and oviposition rates differed somewhat among the threeEuseis, species on the same food or food combination.
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Zhimo, Z., McMurtry, J.A. Development and reproduction of threeEuseius (Acari: Phytoseiidae) species in the presence and absence of supplementary foods. Exp Appl Acarol 8, 233–242 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01202134
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