Two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch) on strawberry and chrysanthemum: host preference and management strategies

• Grant number: 08/02103-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: September 01, 2008
• End date: April 30, 2010
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agronomy - Plant Health
• Principal Investigator: Mário Eidi Sato
• Grantee: Larissa Akemi Iwassaki
• Host Institution: Instituto Biológico (IB). Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios (APTA). Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento (São Paulo - Estado). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, is one of the most important pests of strawberry and ornamental plants in Brazil. One of the problems faced by the growers is the low efficacy of T. urticae control through the use of acaricides. The biological disequilibrium caused by the elimination of natural enemies and the development of resistance to several acaricides in this species are among the main causes for the control problems. The objective of this research is to provide basic information for the management of mites on strawberry and chrysanthemum. The specific objectives are: a) to study the host preference of T. urticae and predaceous mites to different cultivars of strawberry and chrysanthemum; b) to evaluate strategies for the control of two-spotted spider mite in strawberry and chrysanthemum fields: chemical control, biological control (predaceous mites, entomopathogenic fungi) and varietal influence; c) to compare cost and performance of T. urticae control between integrated production system and conventional strawberry production system.

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

IWASSAKI, LARISSA AKEMI; SATO, MARIO EIDI; CALEGARIO, FAGONI FAYER; POLETTI, MARCELO; NUNES MAIA, ALINE DE HOLANDA. Comparison of conventional and integrated programs for control of Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae). Experimental and Applied Acarology, v. 65, n. 2, p. 205-217, FEB 2015. (08/02103-3, 12/17972-2, 07/08612-4)