Why are there feeding and nonfeeding larvae in phytoseiid mites (Acari, Phytoseiidae)?

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 55-62

  Chittenden, A R ^a   Saito, Y ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Kin selection; Oligophagy; Phytoseiidae; Polyphagy; Tetranychidae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE;

EID: 0034951227     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101640170018     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Phytoseiid mites (Acarina: Phytoseiidae). Part I. Bionomics of seven species in southeastern England. Part II. A taxonomic review of the family Phytoseiidae, with descriptions of thirty-eight new species
2. Larval survival and feeding by immature Metaseiulus occidentalis, Neoseiulus fallacis, Amblyseius andersoni and Typhlodromus pyri on life stage groups of Tetranychus urticae Koch and phytoseiid larvae
3. Biological control of apple mites by mixed populations of Metaseiulus occidentalis and Typhlodromus pyri (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
4. Persistence of Typhlodromus pyri and Metaseiulus occidentalis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on apple after innoculative release and competition with Zetzellia mali (Acari: Stigmaeidae)
5. Biological control of apple mites: Impact of Zetzellia mali (Acari: Stigmaeidae) on Typhlodromus pyri and Metaseiulus occidentalis (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
6. Assessing the roles of individual species in a phytoseiid complex using adult female and immature traits: Relevance to biological control
7. Kin recognition by the predatory mite Iphiseius degenerans: Discrimination among own, conspecific and heterospecific eggs
8. Ecology of tetranychid mites and their natural enemies: A review. II. Tetranychid populations and their possible control by predators: An evaluation
9. Dynamics and potential impact of "generalist" phytoseiids in agroecosystems and possibilities for establishment of exotic species
10. Ecology of tetranychid mites and their natural enemies: Their biological characters and the impact of spray practices
11. Development
12. Sex allocation
13. The concept of "lifetypes" in the Tetranychinae. An attempt to classify the spinning behaviour of Tetranychidae
14. Prey kills predator: Successful counterattack success of a spider mite against its specific predator
15. Sociality and kin selection in Acari
16. The effects of pollens as an alternative food for three species of phytoseiid mites (Acarina - Phytoseiidae)
17. A new fixation method for preparing mite specimens for optical and SEM microscopic observations
18. Juvenile survival and development in Euseius finlandicus, Typhlodromus pyri and Kampimodromus aberrans (Acari: Phytoseiidae) feeding on con- and heterospecific immature life stages
19. Activity, feeding, and development among larvae of specialist and generalist phytoseiid mite species (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
20. The biology of Hypoaspis aculeifer (Canestrini) (Mesostigmata): Is there a tendency towards social behavior?
21. Living on leaves: Mites, tomenta and leaf domatia
22. A comparative life history study of immature Amblyseius fallacis, Amblyseius andersoni, Typhlodromus occidentalis and Typhlodromus pyri (Acari: Phytoseiidae) with a review of larval feeding patterns
23. Intraspecific competition in immature Amblyseius fallacis, Amblyseius andersoni, Typhlodromus occidentalis and Typhlodromus pyri (Acari: Phytoseiidae)
24. Patterns, mechanisms and spatial scale of aggregation in generalist and specialist predatory mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae)