Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, POB 110620, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
Exp Appl Acarol. 2012 Aug;57(3-4):381-93. doi: 10.1007/s10493-012-9537-x. Epub 2012 Mar 29.
Information is provided on the steps involved in classical biological control programs, with an outline of the steps achieved in the classical biological control of the red palm mite, Raoiella indica (Acari: Tenuipalpidae), in Florida. An overview is provided of the results and an accompanying paper by Bowman and Hoy (2012) describes the molecular analyses conducted to characterize phytoseiid predators of the red palm mite collected from Mauritius. The Mauritius phytoseiids were identified as Amblyseius largoensis, using morphological criteria, and compared to four populations of A. largoensis from Florida. The difficulties encountered in the systematics, rearing, and evaluation of the Mauritius phytoseiids are described. A method was tested for obtaining DNA from single mites without destroying the body so that voucher specimens can be maintained. Ultimately, the project was terminated due to constraints expected in obtaining permission to make releases.
文中提供了有关经典生物防治计划所涉及步骤的信息，概述了在佛罗里达州对红火蚁（红棕榈螨）进行经典生物防治所取得的步骤。概述了结果，并附有 Bowman 和 Hoy（2012）的一篇论文，描述了对从毛里求斯收集的红棕榈螨的捕食性植绥螨进行的分子分析。毛里求斯的植绥螨通过形态学标准被鉴定为长须螨（Amblyseius largoensis），并与来自佛罗里达州的四个长须螨种群进行了比较。描述了在分类学、饲养和评估毛里求斯植绥螨时遇到的困难。测试了一种从单个螨虫中获取 DNA 的方法，而不会破坏螨虫的身体，以便可以保存凭证标本。最终，由于预计在获得释放许可方面存在限制，该项目被终止。
