How to get rid of the two spotted spider mites?

Attia, Sabrine; Grissa, Kaouthar Lebdi; Heuskin, Stéphanie; Lognay, Georges; Mailleux, Anne-Catherine; Hance, Thierry

How to get rid of the two spotted spider mites?

2014

Two essential oils were tested for their toxicity against eggs and adults of Tetranychus urticae Koch as well as adults of Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot, by using a filter paper diffusion bioassay without allowing direct contact. Responses varied according to oil type and dose, and mite species. The chemical analyses with GC-MS and GC-FID revealed that the two oils differed in their most abundant components. The most abundant components in the Citrus oil were linalyl acetate (41.95%), sabinene (18.60%) and linalool (18.14%) whereas pulegone (41.86%) and menthone (28.33%) were most prevalent in the Mentha oil. Mortality and fecundity were measured with 15 oils concentrations ranged from 0.01 to 8μl/l of air. Tetranychid mortality increased with increasing concentrations with LC50 value of 5.39 and 4.09 μl/l for C. aurantium and M. pulegium, respectively. However few mortality was observed in the case of P. persimilis with LC50 value of 0.46 and 0.26 μl/l for C. aurantium and M. pulegium respectively. For both oils a reduction of fecundity was observed at 0.01 μ/l in the case of T. urticae. The essential oils described herein have potential interest as fumigants for the bio-control of T. urticae.

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