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Evaluation of the Varietal Impact of Two Citrus Species on Fluctuations of Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) and Beneficial Phytoseiid Mites

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  • Amine Assouguem

    (Laboratory of Functional Ecology and Environment, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Imouzzer Street, Fez P.O. Box 2202, Morocco
    Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Imouzzer Street, Fez P.O. Box 2202, Morocco)

  • Abdellah Farah

    (Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Imouzzer Street, Fez P.O. Box 2202, Morocco)

  • Riaz Ullah

    (Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia)

  • Yesim Bulak Korkmaz

    (Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25240, Turkey)

  • Rafa Almeer

    (Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia)

  • Amany A. Sayed

    (Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt)

  • Agnieszka Najda

    (Department of Vegetable and Herbal Crops, University of Life Sciences, Lublin 50A Doświadczalna Street, 20-280 Lublin, Poland)

  • Abderrahim Lazraq

    (Laboratory of Functional Ecology and Environment, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Imouzzer Street, Fez P.O. Box 2202, Morocco)

Abstract

The activity of Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1836, and its predators ( Euseius stipulatus Athias-Henriot, 1960, Typhlodromus sp., and Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot, 1957) on two citrus varieties (Nules (Mandarin) and Valencia late (Orange)) was studied in citrus orchards in Machraa Belksiri at the Gharb region of Morocco in the years 2020–2021. In this trial, during the first year of monitoring, we detected that on the Valencia late variety ( Citrus sinensis ), the occupancy of leaves by T. urticae was important, with 3200 mobile forms (50%). The predator Typhlodromus sp. presented 1385 (22%), followed by E. stipilatus with 1186 mobile forms (18%), while P. persimilis presented the lowest number with 621 forms (10%). Conversely, on the Nules variety ( Citrus Clementina ), we found (52%) 2475 forms for the pest T. urticae . E. stipulatis was the most abandoning predator, with 1344 (28%), followed by Typhlodromus sp., with 944 (22%); however, the predator P. persimilis was absent. From our results, it can be concluded that synergistic control by these predators can reduce the rate of T. urticae and constitutes a sustainable alternative method in the absence of chemical control. Regarding the effect of the variety of the different mites studied, the varieties Nules and Valencia late showed no impact on the rates of E. 1tipulates and T. urticae , with relatively similar averages, while on the predator Typhlodromus sp. and P. persimilis , the varietal impact was important.

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  • Amine Assouguem & Abdellah Farah & Riaz Ullah & Yesim Bulak Korkmaz & Rafa Almeer & Amany A. Sayed & Agnieszka Najda & Abderrahim Lazraq, 2022. "Evaluation of the Varietal Impact of Two Citrus Species on Fluctuations of Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) and Beneficial Phytoseiid Mites," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-11, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:5:p:3088-:d:765586
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    1. Mariame Kholaiq & Safaa Benmessaoud & Mohammed Kara & Amine Assouguem & Arshad Mehmood Abbasi & Abdullah Ahmed Al-Ghamdi & Mohamed S. Elshikh & Abdelmajid Rahimi & Najib Saber, 2022. "Sustainability of Coastal Agriculture in the Face of Soil Degradation: The Influence of Water Salinization as an Example," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(20), pages 1-13, October.

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