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10 March 2023 Biology and life table of Tetranychus neocaledonicus André (1933) (Acari: Tetranychidae) in different hosts
Marcus Eugênio Oliveira Briozo, Joesley Frazão Silva, José Cláudio Barros Ferraz, Paulo Roberto Ramalho Silva, José Wagner Da Silva Melo, Solange Maria De França
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Abstract

Tetranychus neocaledonicus colonizes both cultivated and spontaneous plants. Species such as Phaseolus lunatus, Vigna unguiculata, Abelmoschus esculentus, and Glycine max are listed as hosts to T. neocaledonicus. However, very little is known about the bioecological aspects of this host-T. neocaledonicus interaction. The present study aims to determine the biological aspects (development and survival of immature individuals, reproduction, and fertility life table parameters) of T. neocaledonicus in P. lunatus, V. unguiculata, A. esculentus, and G. max. Individuals of T. neocaledonicus multiplied in laboratory were used on plants of P. lunatus to establish the experiments. To evaluate biological and reproductive parameters, three daily assessments were performed during the immature stages and one assessment during the adult stage. The mean developmental time from egg to adult was recorded. The highest mean was observed in V. unguiculata (13.57 days). Tetranychus neocaledonicus showed the highest fecundity in V. unguiculata, G. max and P. lunatus: 93.75, 93.38, and 79.10 eggs/female and longevity of 43.78, 33.42, and 47.26 days, respectively. Survival rate was above 50% until the 50th day in P. lunatus, 65th day in G. max and V. unguiculata, and 40th day in A. esculentus. The hosts G. max and V. unguiculata provided the highest net reproduction rates (R0) for T. neocaledonicus. The intrinsic rate of increase rm was lower when mites parasitized V. unguiculata and A. esculentus. This also happened for the finite rate of increase (λ). Host plants affect the performance and the biological, population, and reproductive parameters of T. neocaledonicus. Glycine max is the most favorable host for the development and reproduction of T. neocaledonicus.

Marcus Eugênio Oliveira Briozo, Joesley Frazão Silva, José Cláudio Barros Ferraz, Paulo Roberto Ramalho Silva, José Wagner Da Silva Melo, and Solange Maria De França "Biology and life table of Tetranychus neocaledonicus André (1933) (Acari: Tetranychidae) in different hosts," Systematic and Applied Acarology 28(3), 497-507, (10 March 2023). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.28.3.7
Received: 24 May 2022; Accepted: 11 February 2023; Published: 10 March 2023
KEYWORDS
Abelmoschus esculentus
bioecological parameters
Glycine max
Phaseolus lunatus
Tetranychidae
Vigna unguiculata
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