ArticleExperimental & applied acarology2025
Comparative fitness of Proprioseiopsis asetus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) as a biocontrol agent against Megalurothrips usitatus and Thrips flavus.
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Proprioseiopsis asetus (Chant) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) is a newly developed and commercialized predatory mite that can prey on various phytophagous mites and small insects. To evaluate its potential as a biocontrol agent against pest thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), we constructed age-stage, two-sex life tables and investigated the biological characteristics of P. asetus fed on two economically important thrip species, Megalurothrips usitatus and Thrips flavus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), both of which cause significant crop damage. Our results show that P. asetus successfully develops and reproduces when fed on both thrips species, indicating its biocontrol potential against these pests. However, P. asetus reared on T. flavus exhibits shorter preadult duration, mean generation time (T), and population doubling time (DT), along with obviously reduced longevity, compared to P. asetus reared on M. usitatus. Despite the shorter lifespan, P. asetus fed on T. flavus shows significantly higher fecundity (F = 36.35 eggs/female), intrinsic rate of increase (r = 0.1816 d
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