Repeated mass introductions of natural enemies have been widely used as a biological
control strategy in greenhouse systems when the resident population of natural enemies is …

The predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii quickly became one of the most successful
biocontrol agents in protected cultivation after its introduction into the market in 2005 and is …

BACKGROUND In integrated pest management systems in greenhouse crops, the predatory
mite Amblyseius swirskii is becoming increasingly important as a biological control agent of …

The nutritional value of nauplii and metanauplii I of Artemia enriched with microalgae as
food for freshwater prawn larvae (Macrobrachium americanum) was tested. The larvae were …

The phytoseiid mites Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor), Neoseiulus cucumeris
(Oudemans), Amblyseius andersoni Chant, and Amblydromalus limonicus Garman & …

Food supplementation is an emerging strategy to improve the establishment and resilience
of generalist predators in greenhouse crops. This study was conducted to assess the pre …

The use of an artificial diet may represent a step toward more cost-effective rearing of
generalist phytoseiid mites. Life table studies were performed to evaluate the nutritional …

Commercial production of Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot based on storage mites needs
both space and labor to maintain large cultures of these prey, and also may lead to health …

Brine shrimp cysts are potentially useful as a supplemental food to sustain populations of
flightless Harmonia axyridis Pallas in greenhouses. We studied the effect of Artemia salina …

Simple Summary In this study, we investigated the effects of different diets on the
development and reproduction of Amblyseius eharai (Amitai and Swirskii)(Acari …