Abstract

Feeding behavior of 4 phytoseiid species on the broad mitePolyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) was studied.Typhlodromus rickeri Chant,T. porresi McMurtry, andT. annectens DeLeon preferred prey larvae over other stages.Euseius stipulatus Athias-Henriot fed on all but the nymphal stage, and showed a decreased preference for prey larvae and females. None of the 4 species fed upon the nymphal stage.

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