their natural enemies, therefore herbivores on different host plants often differ in
their susceptibility to natural enemies (Lill et al. 2002; Zvereva and Rank 2003).
Combining biological control and host plant resistance can be a promising pest
management strategy (Fathipour and Sedaratian 2013).
There are some studies about the importance of host plants for spider mites and
their predators in Iran. For example, Khanamani et al. (2015) compared the efficacy
Table 3.2 The life table parameters of some phytoseiid mites
Species
Prey
T
(
C)
r
(day
À1
) R 0
T
(day) References
Neoseiulus
barkeri
Tetranychus
urticae
15
0.036
5.510
47.18 Jafari et al. (2010)
N. barkeri
T. urticae
25
0.221
22.02
13.59 Jafari et al. (2010)
N. barkeri
T. urticae
35
0.247
14.26
10.47 Jafari et al. (2010)
Phytoseius
plumifer
T. urticae
15
0.056
8.7011 48.75 Kouhjani-Gorji
et al. (2012)
Ph. plumifer
T. urticae
25
0.187
24.25
17.06 Kouhjani-Gorji
et al. (2012)
Ph. plumifer
T. urticae
35
0.244
19.98
11.02 Kouhjani-Gorji
et al. (2012)
Typhlodromus
bagdasarjani
T. urticae
20
0.065
7.101
28.80 Ganjisaffar et al.
(2011a)
T. bagdasarjani
T. urticae
25
0.129
13.60
19.41 Ganjisaffar et al.
(2011b)
T. bagdasarjani
T. urticae
30
0.156
13.04
16.60 Ganjisaffar et al.
(2011b)
T. bagdasarjani
T. urticae
25
0.143
12.91
17.81 Moghadasi et al.
(2014b)
T. bagdasarjani
T. urticae
25
0.153
7.550
12.97 Khanamani et al.
(2015)
Ph. plumifer
Corn pollen
27
0.112
4.40
12.99 Khodayari et al.
(2013)
Amblyseius
swirskii
T. urticae
25
0.147
7.520
13.59 Alipour et al.
(2016)
Phytoseiulus
persimilis
T. urticae
25
0.217
20.45
13.83 Alipour et al.
(2016)
P. persimilis
T. urticae
25
0.238
33.30
14.72 Bahari et al.
(2018)
N. californicus
Thrips tabaci
25
0.041
1.950
18.62 Rahmani et al.
(2009a)
P. persimilis
T. urticae
25
0.297
46.79
12.91 Saemi et al.
(2014)
Ph. plumifer
T. urticae
27
0.11
7.75
18.62 Moghadasi et al.
(2011)
Ph. plumifer
Rhyncaphytoptus
ficifoliae
25
0.154
17.99
18.78 Louni et al.
(2014a, b)
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