Parasitus fimetorum and Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Acarina:Parasitidae, Macrochelidae) as Natural Predators of the Root Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne javanica Treub
Abstract The potential use of two predacious mites, Parasitus fimetorum (Berlese 1904) and Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Scopoli 1972), for controlling the root knot nematode, Meloidogyne javanica Treub 1885 was evaluated under laboratory and semi-field conditions. Obtained results revealed that the...
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doaj-f8ad50da479b4007827dbf0b90017b182020-11-25T01:53:44ZengSpringerOpenEgyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control2536-93422020-03-013011710.1186/s41938-020-00238-9Parasitus fimetorum and Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Acarina:Parasitidae, Macrochelidae) as Natural Predators of the Root Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne javanica TreubHany Mohamed Heikal0Economic Entomology and Agricultural Zoology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia UniversityAbstract The potential use of two predacious mites, Parasitus fimetorum (Berlese 1904) and Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Scopoli 1972), for controlling the root knot nematode, Meloidogyne javanica Treub 1885 was evaluated under laboratory and semi-field conditions. Obtained results revealed that the 2 predators significantly reduced the root knot nematode numbers. In addition, the highest reduction percentage (57.24%) in nematode juveniles was recorded at the treatment of (1000 nematode + 10 mites). For M. muscaedomesticae, the highest mortality percentage (50.83%) in nematode juveniles was recorded at the treatment of (1000 nematode + 50 mites), followed by (1000 nematodes + 20 mites) 48.88%, while the treatment of (1000 nematode + 10 mites) gave (47.13%). The combination of the 2 mite species (1000 nematodes + 50 mites/species) caused the highest mortality percentages in nematode juveniles (69.29%), followed by (1000 nematodes + 20 mite/species) 50.51% and the treatment of (1000 nematode + 10 mite/species) (37.66%). At the pot experiments, the highest overall mortality percentage in M. javanica juveniles was recorded at the treatment of P. fimetorum + M. muscaedomesticae giving (57.07%), followed by the treatment of P. fimetorum (39.17%), and then, by M. muscaedomesticae alone that recorded only (17.47%). In conclusion, predacious mites can be partially considered a control tool of the parasitic nematodes.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41938-020-00238-9Predaceous mitesParasitus fimetorumMacrocheles muscaedomesticaeBiological controlPlant parasitic nematodes |
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Hany Mohamed Heikal Parasitus fimetorum and Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Acarina:Parasitidae, Macrochelidae) as Natural Predators of the Root Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne javanica Treub Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control Predaceous mites Parasitus fimetorum Macrocheles muscaedomesticae Biological control Plant parasitic nematodes |
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Parasitus fimetorum and Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Acarina:Parasitidae, Macrochelidae) as Natural Predators of the Root Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne javanica Treub |
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Parasitus fimetorum and Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Acarina:Parasitidae, Macrochelidae) as Natural Predators of the Root Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne javanica Treub |
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Parasitus fimetorum and Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Acarina:Parasitidae, Macrochelidae) as Natural Predators of the Root Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne javanica Treub |
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Parasitus fimetorum and Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Acarina:Parasitidae, Macrochelidae) as Natural Predators of the Root Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne javanica Treub |
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Parasitus fimetorum and Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Acarina:Parasitidae, Macrochelidae) as Natural Predators of the Root Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne javanica Treub |
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parasitus fimetorum and macrocheles muscaedomesticae (acarina:parasitidae, macrochelidae) as natural predators of the root knot nematode, meloidogyne javanica treub |
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Abstract The potential use of two predacious mites, Parasitus fimetorum (Berlese 1904) and Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Scopoli 1972), for controlling the root knot nematode, Meloidogyne javanica Treub 1885 was evaluated under laboratory and semi-field conditions. Obtained results revealed that the 2 predators significantly reduced the root knot nematode numbers. In addition, the highest reduction percentage (57.24%) in nematode juveniles was recorded at the treatment of (1000 nematode + 10 mites). For M. muscaedomesticae, the highest mortality percentage (50.83%) in nematode juveniles was recorded at the treatment of (1000 nematode + 50 mites), followed by (1000 nematodes + 20 mites) 48.88%, while the treatment of (1000 nematode + 10 mites) gave (47.13%). The combination of the 2 mite species (1000 nematodes + 50 mites/species) caused the highest mortality percentages in nematode juveniles (69.29%), followed by (1000 nematodes + 20 mite/species) 50.51% and the treatment of (1000 nematode + 10 mite/species) (37.66%). At the pot experiments, the highest overall mortality percentage in M. javanica juveniles was recorded at the treatment of P. fimetorum + M. muscaedomesticae giving (57.07%), followed by the treatment of P. fimetorum (39.17%), and then, by M. muscaedomesticae alone that recorded only (17.47%). In conclusion, predacious mites can be partially considered a control tool of the parasitic nematodes. |
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Predaceous mites Parasitus fimetorum Macrocheles muscaedomesticae Biological control Plant parasitic nematodes |
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