caa a22 4500 60616149X CHVBK 20210128100635.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10526-015-9680-5 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10526-015-9680-5 Pollen suitability for the development and reproduction of Amblydromalus limonicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) [Elektronische Daten] [Konstantinos Samaras, Maria Pappas, Evangelos Fytas, George Broufas] Plant pollen is considered a food of high nutritional quality for several natural enemies, such as predatory insects and mites. In periods of prey absence or scarcity, omnivorous predators often exploit plant pollen as an alternative food. In the case of predators feeding on mixed diets, pollen may be consumed supplementary to the main prey. However, genetic variation may translate into quality differences in pollen derived from distinct plant species. We herein assessed the nutritional suitability of the pollen of four anemophilous plant species [cattail—Typha latifolia (L.), pine, corn, and olive] for the predatory mite Amblydromalus limonicus (Garman & McGregor) (Acari: Phytoseiidae), a phytoseiid mite with great potential for controlling thrips and whiteflies in greenhouse crops. Juvenile development and survival were not affected by the different pollens. Nevertheless, significant differences in adult performance (longevity and egg production) resulted in considerable effects of pollen species on the calculated intrinsic rates of increase (rm) for this predator. Cattail followed by olive pollen resulted in the highest rm values (0.2340 and 0.2001day−1, respectively), while the lowest values were recorded for corn and pine pollen. Our results show that all pollens tested may be used as alternative food for sustaining the population of A. limonicus in the field. Recorded differences among pollens highlight the need for a careful consideration of the quality of pollen used in laboratory rearings and in field applications. International Organization for Biological Control (IOBC), 2015 Alternative food nationallicence Amblydromalus limonicus nationallicence Life history nationallicence Phytoseiidae nationallicence Pollen nationallicence Samaras Konstantinos Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology, Department of Agricultural Development, School of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, Pantazidou 193, 68 200, Orestiada, Greece aut Pappas Maria Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology, Department of Agricultural Development, School of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, Pantazidou 193, 68 200, Orestiada, Greece aut Fytas Evangelos Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology, Department of Agricultural Development, School of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, Pantazidou 193, 68 200, Orestiada, Greece aut Broufas George Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology, Department of Agricultural Development, School of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, Pantazidou 193, 68 200, Orestiada, Greece aut BioControl Springer Netherlands 60/6(2015-12-01), 773-782 1386-6141 60:6<773 2015 60 10526 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-015-9680-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-015-9680-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Samaras Konstantinos Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology, Department of Agricultural Development, School of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, Pantazidou 193, 68 200, Orestiada, Greece aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pappas Maria Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology, Department of Agricultural Development, School of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, Pantazidou 193, 68 200, Orestiada, Greece aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fytas Evangelos Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology, Department of Agricultural Development, School of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, Pantazidou 193, 68 200, Orestiada, Greece aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Broufas George Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology and Zoology, Department of Agricultural Development, School of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, Pantazidou 193, 68 200, Orestiada, Greece aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- BioControl Springer Netherlands 60/6(2015-12-01), 773-782 1386-6141 60:6<773 2015 60 10526