Prey items of phytoseiid species in Japan

Prey items of phytoseiids examined in the laboratory

Prey list (thrips) and references

Species Thrips palmi Frankliniella occidentalis Scirtothrips dorsalis Thrips tabaci Pseudodendrothrips mori
 Neoseiulus barkeri  20      2,10  
 Neoseiulus womersleyi  14        
 Scapulaseius okinawanus  7        
 Amblyseius tsugawai  7        
 Amblyseius eharai  8,14  21  26    8
 Proprioseiopsis nemotoi  14        
 Gynaeseius liturivorus  14,19  19  19    
 Euseius sojaensis  14    26    

Prey list (mites_1) and references

Species Aculops pelekassi Aculus fockeui Aceria diospyri Panonychus citri Panonychus ulmi Tetrahychus kanzawai Tetranychus urticae Schizotetranychus celarius Schizotetranychus recki Aponychus corpuzae
 Neoseiulus californicus  11      9      29,37      
 Neoseiulus makuwa              34,40      
 Neoseiulus womersleyi              5,38,39      
 Typhlodromips paraki              37      
 Amblyseius orientalis              33      
 Amblyseius tsugawai              31,40      
 Amblyseius eharai  11  15    27    8  37      
 Euseius sojaensis        23            
 Phytoseius nipponicus  11    6              
 Typhlodromus bambusae                36  36  36
 Typhlodromus vulgaris          28          

Prey list (mites_2) and references

Species Tyrophagus putrescentiae Phytoseiulus persimilis Amblyseius swirskii Tarsonemus confusus Raoiella indica Eotetranychus kankitus
 Neoseiulus barkeri  35  18  18  16  3  17

Prey list (pollen) and references

Species Camellia sinensis Digitatia ciliaris Pinus densiflora Pinus thunbergii Podocarpus macrophyllus Zea mays Plantago asiatica Distylium racemosum Morella rubra Citrus natsudaidai Cryptomeria japonica sunflower bee pollen
 Neoseiulus californicus  11,13    30    13  13              
 Neoseiulus barkeri                        25  25
 Neoseiulus womersleyi  11,13          13              
 Amblyseius tsugawai              4            
 Amblyseius eharai  11,13,41  30  30  41  13  11,13    41  41  41  41    
 Euseius sojaensis  11,13,41  30  30  41        41  41  41  41    
 Phytoseius nipponicus  11,13          13              
 Chanteius contiguus  13        13  13              
 Typhlodromus vulgaris  11,13        13  13              

Prey list (other) and references

Species Radopholus similis Meloidogyne incognita Bemisia tabaci Ephestia kuehniella Spodoptera littoralis Cayratia japonica Sitotroga cerealella
 Neoseiulus californicus              
 Neoseiulus barkeri  32  32    1  1    1
 Amblyseius orientalis      33        
 Amblyseius tsugawai      31  12      
 Amblyseius eharai        12      
 Gynaeseius liturivorus        22      
 Euseius sojaensis        12    24  
 Typhlodromus transvaalensis        12      

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