| competitive and predacious interactions among three phytoseiid species under experimental conditions (acari: phytoseiidae). | the effect of competition on species that coexist with similar ecological niches is an important theme in ecology. furthermore, species displacement by introduced or invaded species is also an important environmental problem for biological control and conservation ecology. we tested whether two species of phytoseiids could coexist in closed cages with ample quantities of the extraguild prey species carpoglyphus lactis (l.). three species of phytoseiid mites-amblyseius eharai amitai & swirski (a ... | 2016 | 26496951 |
| does the number of diapausing eggs laid on bark affect the population dynamics of the spider mite panonychus mori? | we studied the relationship between number of diapausing eggs produced by the spider mite panonychus mori and the subsequent population trend for a period of 3 years. panonychus mori showed a single population density peak on its host plant moonseed, cocculus trilobus. the position and height of this peak were correlated with the density of diapausing eggs around the moonseed leaf buds produced the winter before. in 1994 the density of diapausing eggs measured in february was 4.3/bud, which was ... | 2006 | 16680567 |
| female performance towards offspring under starved conditions in four phytoseiid species (acari, phytoseiidae). | there is an important difference between cannibalism between unrelated individuals and between a mother and its offspring, because the former can be defined as a form of intraspecific competition, but the latter affects the inclusive fitness of individuals. many examples of cannibalism have been reported in predacious phytoseiid mites. furthermore, sib cannibalism avoidance is known in several species. however, whether females' actually prey upon their offspring under starved conditions has yet ... | 2015 | 25104052 |