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This research aims to investigate how different citrus species influence the biology and demographic parameters of the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii.

July 23, 2026Scientific ReportsOpen Access

Host plant-mediated bottom-up effects on the biology and demographic parameters of the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii via the citrus red mite Panonychus citri

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AGAli GolizadehUniversity of Mohaghegh Ardabili SMSheila Shirinbeik MohajerUniversity of Mohaghegh Ardabili MHMahdi HassanpourUniversity of Mohaghegh Ardabili

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Randomized trial demonstrates how citrus species affect the biology and growth of Amblyseius swirskii, suggesting implications for pest management.

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This research aims to investigate how different citrus species influence the biology and demographic parameters of the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii.
Cohort life table experiments conducted under controlled conditions (25 ± 1 °C, 60 ± 5% RH, 16:8 h L:D)
Five citrus species (tangerine, orange, sour orange, grapefruit, lime) were used as host plants
Demographic parameters estimated using the age-stage, two-sex life table method.
Predators on tangerine showed superior performance: pre-adult development time of 7.2 days, adult longevity of 46 days, r = 0.199 day −1, R0 = 21.81 females/female.
Grapefruit resulted in the poorest performance: r = 0.163 day −1, R0 = 12.78 females/female.
Significant negative correlations found between predator performance parameters and leaf secondary metabolites, with positive correlations to primary metabolites.

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Golizadeh et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a61af8bfaa9903c5116a5ed https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-63461-8

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Randomized trial demonstrates how citrus species affect the biology and growth of Amblyseius swirskii, suggesting implications for pest management.

Host plant-mediated bottom-up effects on the biology and demographic parameters of the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii via the citrus red mite Panonychus citri

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Host plant-mediated bottom-up effects on the biology and demographic parameters of the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii via the citrus red mite Panonychus citri

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