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The predaceous mitesAmblyseius chilenensis Dosse andAmblyseius hibisci Chant were introduced to Israel from Riverside, California. In the laboratory studies were conducted on the feeding, post-embryonic survival and oviposition rate of these mites on 17 kinds of food substances, such as mites, insects and pollen.
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Amblyseius chilenensis Dosse etA. hibisci Chant ont été introduits de Riverside, Californie. Au laboratoire, un pourcentage marqué des nymphes des deux espèces atteignit la maturité. Dans les mêmes conditions, le taux de ponte fut modéré à élevé sur les AcariensTetranychus cinnabarinus Boisd.,Eutetranychus orientalis Klein,Brevipalpus phoenicis Geij.; les larves de la CochenilleAonidiella aurantii Mask. et le pollen du Maïs, deCarpobrotus edulis et de l'Amandier. L'AcarienPhyllocoptruta oleivora Ashm. et les œufs de la NoctuelleSpodoptera littoralis F. ont eu une valeur nutritive basse ou négligeable pour le développement ou la fécondité des deux Phytoséides. Sur le ThripsRetithrips syriacus Mayet et l'AleurodeBemisia tabaci Genn., la vitesse de développement et le taux de ponte d'A. hibisci ont été beaucoup plus élevés que ceux d'A. chilenensis. Beaucoup de chenilles du premier stade de la TeignePrays citri Mill. ont été attaquées avec succès parA. chilenensis mais non parA. hibisci. Avec les œufs de la TeigneEctomyelois ceratoniae Zell. aucune des nymphes d'A. chilenensis etA. hibisci n'atteignit la maturité et le taux de ponte de ce dernier fut très bas. Les œufs et les larves de la CochenilleCeroplastes floridensis Comst. furent de valeur négligeable pourA. chilenensis.
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Swirski, E., Amitai, S. & Dorzia, N. Laboratory studies on the feeding habits, post-embryonic survival and oviposition of the predaceous mitesAmblyseius chilenensis Dosse andAmblyseius hibisci Chant [Acarina: Phytoseiidae on various kinds of food substances. Entomophaga 15, 93–106 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02371627
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