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13 July 2017 Temperature-Dependent Demography of Two Closely Related Predatory Mites Neoseiulus womersleyi and N. longispinosus (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
Reo Sugawara, Mohammad Shaef Ullah, Chyi-Chen Ho, Ayhan Gökçe, Hsin Chi, Tetsuo Gotoh
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Abstract

Temperature has significant effects on the development, survival, and reproduction of ectothermic organisms. In this study, we examined the effect of temperature on the demographic characteristics of two predatory mite species, Neosciulus womersleyi (Schicha) and N. longispinosus (Evans), reared on Tetranychus urticae Koch. The developmental and reproductive traits of both species were examined at 10 constant temperatures between 15 °C and 37.5 °C. The preadult development time of N. womersleyi and N. longispinosus decreased with increasing temperature until 32.5 °C and 35 °C, respectively. The lower developmental threshold (T0) and thermal constant (K) estimated by using a linear model were 11.61 °C and 69.36 DD for N. womersleyi and 11.92 °C and 61.5 DD for N. longispinosus, respectively. Total preoviposition period and total longevity of females and males of N. womersleyi and N. longispinosus decreased with increasing temperature. The mean generation time (T) first decreased with temperature until 32.5 and 35 °C for N. womersleyi and N. longispinosus, respectively, and then increased at higher temperatures. The R0 and r values first increased with temperature until 32.5 and 30 °C for N. womersleyi and N. longispinosus, respectively, and then decreased at higher temperatures. The R0 and r values for N. longispinosus at 37.5 °C were 0.3 offspring and –0.143 d–1, respectively. These results show that N. longispinosus is less fit than N. womersleyi at 37.5 °C.

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Reo Sugawara, Mohammad Shaef Ullah, Chyi-Chen Ho, Ayhan Gökçe, Hsin Chi, and Tetsuo Gotoh "Temperature-Dependent Demography of Two Closely Related Predatory Mites Neoseiulus womersleyi and N. longispinosus (Acari: Phytoseiidae)," Journal of Economic Entomology 110(4), 1533-1546, (13 July 2017). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/tox177
Received: 9 April 2017; Accepted: 1 June 2017; Published: 13 July 2017
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KEYWORDS
Adaptation
distribution
life table parameter
Phytoseiidae
temperature
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