Abstract
Euseius sojaensis (Ehara) is an effective indigenous natural enemy of some eriophyid mites and spider mites in Japan. However, pesticides that are toxic to it are frequently applied in commercial Japanese pear orchards until early summer, when the predator densities are at their peak. Here, we examined the suppressive effect of inoculative release of E. sojaensis on Eriophyes chibaensis Kadono and Tetranychus kanzawai Kishida under conservation control using selective pesticides from late April to late June. The densities of E. sojaensis peaked in early June. In E. sojaensis-release plots, phytoseiid populations were larger, E. chibaensis and T. kanzawai populations were smaller, and rates of leaf mosaic and russeting caused by E. chibaensis were significantly lower than in control plots. These results suggest that E. sojaensis can control E. chibaensis and T. kanzawai populations simultaneously. As it may be difficult to suppress E. chibaensis densities below the control threshold of 50 mites per leaf only by conservation using selective pesticides, enhancement and augmentation of E. sojaensis for sustainable control of mites should be considered as an option in commercial Japanese pear orchards.
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We thank Dr. Hidenari Kishimoto of the NARO Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science for his advice on the identification of phytoseiid species.
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Tsuchida, Y., Masui, S. Biological control of the Japanese pear rust mite, Eriophyes chibaensis (Acari: Eriophyidae) and the Kanzawa spider mite, Tetranychus kanzawai (Acari: Tetranychidae) with Euseius sojaensis (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Exp Appl Acarol 84, 673–686 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-021-00644-0
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