Department of Entomology and Nematology, Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Homestead, FL 33031, USA.
Exp Appl Acarol. 2012 Aug;57(3-4):347-60. doi: 10.1007/s10493-011-9499-4. Epub 2011 Oct 5.
A review of all the available information about the natural enemies reported in association with the red palm mite, Raoiella indica is presented. Twenty-eight species of predatory arthropods, including mites and insects, have been reported in association with R. indica in Asia, Africa and the Neotropics. In addition, pathogenic fungi associated with R. indica in the Caribbean have been reported. The available literature indicates that each site has a different natural enemy complex with only one predator species, Amblyseius largoensis (Acari: Phytoseiidae), present in all the geographical areas. The phytoseiids, Amblyseius caudatus Berlese, Amblyseius channabasavanni Gupta and A. largoensis, were regarded as important natural enemies of R. indica, and their predatory efficiency was studied in some detail. Among the predatory insects the coccinellids Stethorus keralicus Kapur and Telsimia ephippiger Chapin were reported as major predators of R. indica. The known distribution, abundance and relative importance of each species reported in association with R. indica are discussed.
本文综述了与印度红圆蚧有关的已报道的自然天敌信息。在亚洲、非洲和新热带地区，有 28 种捕食性节肢动物，包括螨类和昆虫，与 R. indica 有关。此外，还报道了与加勒比地区 R. indica 有关的致病性真菌。现有文献表明，每个地点都有不同的天敌组合，只有一种捕食者物种，即长须螨（Acar： Phytoseiidae），存在于所有地理区域。植绥螨属的 Amblyseius caudatus Berlese、Amblyseius channabasavanni Gupta 和 A. largoensis 被认为是 R. indica 的重要天敌，它们的捕食效率在某些方面进行了详细研究。在捕食性昆虫中，红圆蚧Kapur 和 Telsimia ephippiger Chapin 的异色瓢虫 Stethorus keralicus 被报道为 R. indica 的主要捕食者。讨论了与 R. indica 有关的每种已知分布、丰度和相对重要性的物种。
