PREDATION OF Euseius emanus (El Banhawy, 1979) ON Oligonychus beeri Estebanes & Baker, 1968

de Tomas de la Cruz L.; Vergara Cobián C.; Rodríguez Berrío A.; Huanca Maldonado J.; Giraldo Mendoza A.; Carlos Lofego A. · Ecologia Aplicada (2021) · DOI: 10.21704/rea.v20i1.1685

Resumen

The predation capacity of protonymphs and adults of E. emanus on eggs, larvae, protonymphs and adults of O. beeri was evaluated under controlled conditions of temperature and humidity. According to the tests, the adult females had a higher predation capacity (mean = 23.18 larvae) than the protonymphs (mean = 11.15 larvae) and the adult males (mean = 8.05 larvae). Both stages of development of E. emanus consumed higher amounts of larvae and protonymphs, while their consumption of eggs was minimal. © Departamento Académico de Biología, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima – Perú.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina; Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa