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Arrestment response of the predatory mite Amblyseius longispinosus to Schizotetranychus nanjingensis webnests on bamboo leaves (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae)

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The response of the predatory mite Amblyseius longispinosus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to the webnest of the spider mite nanjingensis (Acari: Tetranychidae) was examined using two-choice tests in the laboratory. A. longispinosus females were found significantly more often on leaves with webnests than on leaves without webnests and were often observed searching under the webbing. Because spider mites and their eggs were removed from the webnests before experiments, predators responded to stimuli associated with webbing, mite feeding damage and other residues in the webnests.

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    Yan-Xuan Zhang, Jie Ji & Jian-Zhen Lin

  2. Landcare Research, Private Bag 92170, Auckland, New Zealand

    Zhi-Qiang Zhang

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Zhang, YX., Ji, J., Zhang, ZQ. et al. Arrestment response of the predatory mite Amblyseius longispinosus to Schizotetranychus nanjingensis webnests on bamboo leaves (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae). Exp Appl Acarol 24, 227–233 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006384723313

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