文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Dou, Ji-Fei ¹ ; Zhao, Kang-Ning ¹ ; Lipeizhong, Wu-Ri-Ge-Mu ¹ ; Lu, Yan-Hui ² ; Tang, Si-Qiong ¹ ; Han, Yue ¹ ; Zuo, Li ¹ ; Zhang, Jian-Ping ¹ ; Su, Jie ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Shihezi Univ, Coll Agr, Key Lab Oasis Agr Pest Management & Plant Protect, Shihezi 832003, Xinjiang, Peoples R China

2.Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Inst Plant Protect, State Key Lab Biol Plant Dis & Insect Pests, Beijing 100094, Peoples R China

关键词： Phytoseiidae; decreases in temperature; survival rate; fecundity; predation ability

期刊名称：SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY （ 影响因子：1.2； 五年影响因子：1.1 ）

ISSN： 1362-1971

年卷期： 2025 年 30 卷 3 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Neoseiulus bicaudus (Wainstein), apredatory mite native to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, is an effective predator against various crop pests such as spider mites, whiteflies, and thrips. Understanding the behavioral responses of N. bicaudus in response to temperature decreases during the autumn and winter seasons can help to evaluate the application range of the predatory mites as a biological control. The present study analyzed the survival rate, fecundity, egg hatching rate, and predation ability of N. bicaudus by examining the effects of temperature on female adults and eggs across a broad set of temperature gradients (30 similar to 20 degrees C, 25 similar to 15 degrees C, 20 similar to 10 degrees C, 15 similar to 5 degrees C, 10 similar to 0 degrees C, 5 similar to -5 degrees C, and 0 similar to -10 degrees C) (60 +/- 10% RH). The results indicated that when the temperature gradient decreased to 10 similar to 0 degrees C, the seven-day survival rate of female adults of N. bicaudus began to decline; almost all female adults died when the temperature gradient further decreased to 0 similar to -10 degrees C. The fecundity of N. bicaudus gradually declined as the temperature decreased, and the mites ultimately ceased to lay eggs at a temperature gradient of 5 similar to -5 degrees C. The hatching rate of N. bicaudus eggs decreased with the temperature decreased, eventually reaching 0% at 0 similar to -10 degrees C. The predation ability of N. bicaudus for the prey Tetranychus turkestani (Ugarov et Nikolskii) gradually diminished as the temperature decreased, characterized by a reduced attack rate (a) and a concurrent progressive increase in the handling time (T-h). When the temperature gradient decreased to 0 similar to -10 degrees C, N. bicaudus terminated feeding activity. The survival rate, fecundity, egg hatching rate, and predation efficiency of N. bicaudus suddenly declined when the temperature gradient decreased to 0 similar to -10 degrees C. The results suggest that the lowest winter temperatures will limit the overwintering population of N. bicaudus and that this predatory mite may successfully overwinter as eggs and female adults in temperatures above the 0 similar to -10 degrees C. In addition, the availability of food may be a crucial determining factor in the predatory mites' choice of overwintering sites. This study provides data for the field application and conservation of N. bicaudus.