IOBC / WPRS Study Group “Integrated Control of Plant-Feeding Mites” OILB / SROP Groupe d’étude “Lutte Intégrée Contre les Acariens Phytophages” Proceedings of the Study Group Meeting at Jerusalem, Israel 12 – 14 March 2007 Editor: Phyllis G. Weintraub IOBC wprs Bulletin Bulletin OILB srop Vol. 30 (5) 2007 ii The IOBC/WPRS Bulletin is published by the International Organization for Biological and Integrated Control of Noxious Animals and Plants, West Palearctic Regional Seciton (IOBC/WPRS) Le Bulletin OILB/SROP est publié par l’organisation Internationale de Lutte Biologique et Intégrée contre les Animaux et les Plantes Nuisibles, section Régionale Ouest Paléarctique (OILB/SROP) Copyright : IOBC/WPRS 2007 The Publication Commission: Dr. Horst Bathon Prof. Dr. Luc Tirry Federal Biological Research Center Ghent University For Agriculture and Forestry (BBA) Laboratory of Agrozoology Institute for Biological Control Department of Crop Protection Heinrichstrasse 243 Coupure Links 653 D-64287 Darmstadt (Germany) B-9000 Gent (Belgium) Tel +49 6151 407-225, Fax+49 6151 407-290 Tel. +32 9 2646152, Fax +32 2646239 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Address General Secretariat IOBC/WPRS Dr. Philippe C. Nicot INRA – Unité de Pathologie Végétale Domaine St. Maurice – B.P. 94 F-84143 Montfavet Cedex France ISBN 92-9067-200-3 web: http://www.iobc-wprs.org iii The first meeting of the Study Group: IPM of Plant-Feeding Mites was supported (in alphabetical order) by: iv v Subject Index Plant Pest Subject First Author Acaricides Cotton Tetranychus urticae Thamethoxam, Imidacloprid, Aldicarb Troxclair Microbial Control Cucumber, Tetranychus urticae Fungus, Neozygites floridana Klingen strawberry Neoseiulus californicus, Symbionts, Spiroplasma, Defluvibacter Zchori-Fein Rhizoglyphus robini Plant-pathogen Mite interactions Mango Aceria mangiferae Fusarium mangiferae Gamliel-Atinsky Papaya Calacarus flagelliseta Oidium caricae Rosenheim Onion Rhizoglyphus robini Rhizoctonia, Fusarium Hanuny Predators Avacado Oligonychus perseae Euseius scutalis, Neoseiulus Maoz californicus Citrus Phyllocoptruta oleivora Amblyseius swirskii Argov Iphiseius degenerans Coconut Aceria guerreronis Phytoseiidae, Ascidae, Cheyletidae Lawson-Balagbo Grape Eotetranychus carpini Typhlodromus exhilaratus Liguori Papaya Tetranychus cinnabarinus Phytoseiulus macropilis Rosenheim Amaryllis Steneotarsonemus laticeps Neoseiulus barkeri, Amblyseius Messelink andersoni Pepper Polyphagotarsonemus latus Amblyseius swirskii Tal Tomato Tetranychus evansi Phytoseiulus longipes Knapp Solanaceae Tetranychus evansi Phytoseiulus longipes Ferrero Predator Interactions Papaya Tetranychus cinnabarinus Phytoseiulus macropilis, Sten Rosenheim Bean Tetranychus urticae Phytoseiulus persimilis, Neoseiulus Walzer californicus Pepper Tetranychus urticae Phytoseiulus persimilis, Neoseiulus Van Houten californicus, Amblyseius swirskii, A. andersoni Strawberry Neoseiulus cucumeris, Orius laevigatus Coll Resistant Plants Bean Tetranychus cinnabarinus Antibiosis Vasquez Transgenic plants Zemek Cucumber Polyphagotarsonemus latus Host-plant selection Alagarmalai tomato Various Grape Tydeids, Tetranychids Management practices Simoni Tetranychus spp. Systematics, Genetic Variability Ben David Quality Control Steinberg Tribute to Professor E. Swirski Gerson History of Israeli Phytoseiid research Rubin vi vii List of Participants Jeyasankar Alagarmalai Myriam Freund Agricultural Research Organization, Bio-Bee Sde Eliyahu Ltd, Dept of Research Department of Entomology, P.O. Box 6, Bet & Development, Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu Dagan, 50250, ISRAEL 10810, ISRAEL e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Yael Argov Shira Gal Israel Cohen Institute for Biological Control, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Plant Production and Marketing Board, Newe-Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Citrus Division, POB 80 Bet Dagan, 50250, Yishay, 30095, ISRAEL ISRAEL e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Efrat Gamliel-Atinsky Yves Arijs Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Biobest N.V., Ilse Velden 18, B-2260 Dept. of Plant Pathology, The Volcani Westerlo, BELGIUM Center, Bet Dagan 50250, ISRAEL e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Tselila Ben David Uri Gerson Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Dept. of Entomology, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Agriculture, Hebrew University of Quality Sciences, P.O Box 12, Rehovot Jerusalem, Rehovot 76000, ISRAEL 76100, ISRAEL e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Danny Gouldman Karel J.F. Bolckmans Bio-Bee Biological Systems, Kibbutz Sde Koppert Biological Systems, P.O. Box 155, Eliyahu, Beit Shean Valley 10810, ISRAEL 2650 AD Berkel en Rodenrijs, THE e-mail: [email protected] NETHERLANDS e-mail: [email protected] Richard GreatRex Syngenta BioLine, Telstar Nursery, Holland Moshe Cohen Road, Little Clacton, Essex CO16 9QG, U K Bio-Bee Biological Systems, Kibbutz Sde [email protected] Eliyahu, Beit Shean Valley 10810, ISRAEL Mor Grinberg Moshe Coll Department of Life Sciences, Bar Ilan Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of University, Ramat Gan, ISRAEL Agricultural, Food and Environmental e-mail: [email protected] Quality Sciences, P.O Box 12, Rehovot 76100, ISRAEL Tal Hanuny e-mail: [email protected] Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Newe-Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay, 30095, ISRAEL e-mail: [email protected] viii Nina Svae Johansen Gerben J. Messelink Norwegian Crop Protection institute, Plant Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture, Protection Centre, Dept of Entomologyand P.O. Box 20, 2265 ZG Bleiswijk, THE Nematology, Fellesbygget, NORWAY NETHERLANDS e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Sophia Kleitman Sandra Mulder ARO, Gilat Research Center, Dept of Koppert Biological Systems, P.O. Box 155, Entomology, D.N. Negev, 85280, ISRAEL 2650 AD Berkel en Rodenrijs, THE NETHERLANDS Markus Knapp e-mail: [email protected] Icipe – African Insect Science for Food and Health, P.O. Box 30772, 00100 Nairobi, Eric Palevsky KENYA Agricultural Research Organization, e-mail: [email protected] Department of Entomology, Newe-Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay, 30095, Serge Kreiter ISRAEL Département d'Enseignement Ecologie et e-mail: [email protected] Santé des Plantes, 2 Place Pierre Viala - 34060 Montpellier cedex 01, FRANCE Yeshurum Plesser e-mail: [email protected] Bio-Bee Biological Systems, Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu, Beit Shean Valley 10810, ISRAEL Marialivia Liguori e-mail: [email protected] Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, via Lanciola 12/A, 50125 Firenze, Salvatore Ragusa ITALY Dipartimento S. En. Fi. Mi. Zo., Viale delle e-mail: [email protected] Scienze, 90128 Palermo, ITALY e-mail: [email protected] Alon Lotan Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Jay Rosenheim Newe-Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Department of Entomology and Center for Yishay, 30095, ISRAEL Population Biology, University of e-mail: [email protected] California, Davis, 95616, USA e-mail: [email protected] Anna Luczynski Bio-Bugs Consulting Ltd, Surrey, British Amos Rubin Columbia, V4P 2X7, CANADA Biological Control laboratory, IPM e-mail: [email protected] consulting Service, 14 Rahavat Ilan, Givat Shmuel, 54056, ISRAEL Yonattan Maoz e-mail: [email protected] Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Newe-Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Nurit Shapira Yishay, 30095, ISRAEL Arava Research & Development, D.N. Arava 86825, ISRAEL e-mail: [email protected] ix Sauro Simoni Yehudit Vardi C.R.A., Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Ministry of Agriculture, Extension Service, Agraria, lab. Acarology, via di Lanciola Bet Dagan, ISRAEL 12/a, 50125 Florence ITALY e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Carlos Vásquez Peter Smytheman Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Biological Crop Protection Ltd, Occupation Alvarado, Decanato de Agronomía Road, Ashford, TN25 5EN, UK; e-mail: Municipio Palavecino, Estado Lara, [email protected] VENEZUELA e-mail: [email protected] Victoria Soroker Agricultural Research Organization, Andreas Walzer Department of Entomology, P.O. Box 6, Bet Institute of Plant Protection, Department of Dagan, 50250, ISRAEL Applied Plant Sciences and Plant e-mail: [email protected] Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Peter Shimon Steinberg Jordanstrasse 82, Vienna, AUSTRIA Bio-Bee Biological Systems, Kibbutz Sde e-mail: [email protected] Eliyahu, Beit Shean Valley 10810, Israel; e- mail: [email protected] Dan Weil Pollination Services Yad-Mordechai, Carmit Tal Kibbutz Yad-Mordechai 79145 ISRAEL Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of e-mail: [email protected] Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, Rehovot 76100, ISRAEL Phyllis G. Weintraub e-mail: [email protected] Agricultural Research Organization, Gilat Research Center, DN Negev, 85280, Mary Troxclair ISRAEL P.O. Box 1849 Uvalde, Texas 78802-1849, e-mail: [email protected] USA Shaul Zaban Noel Troxclair Oved, Gubi & Co., Kfar Saba, ISRAEL Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas A&M e-mail: [email protected] Research and Extension Center, P.O. Box 1849, Uvalde, Texas 78802-1849 USA Einat Zchori-Fein e-mail: [email protected] Agricultural Research Organization, Newe- Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay, Yvonne M. van Houten 30095, ISRAEL Koppert Biological Systems, P.O. Box 155,