dc.contributor.author |
Lee, Ming Hui |
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dc.contributor.author |
Zhang, ZhiQiang |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2019-03-05T02:39:10Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2018-08-15 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Scientific reports 8(1):12189 15 Aug 2018 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2045-2322 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/45755 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Due to issues with establishment and persistence of natural enemies in biological control, the provision of alternative food sources and oviposition sites are important factors to enhance pest control. In this study, three different supplementation treatments were examined for their ability to increase the populations of the predatory mite Amblydromalus limonicus, and its implications for greenhouse whitefly control on peppers and eggplants. These were: (1) pollen (Typha orientalis), (2) pollen and thread, (3) pollen, thread, and a substrate mixture of buckwheat, gorse, and rice husks, which were compared to a control treatment that had no supplementation. Significant treatment effects were found on pepper for A. limonicus (mite eggs p = 0.008, mobile mites p = <0.0001). The predatory mite successfully established and persisted at high population levels in the pollen-thread, and pollen-thread-substrate treatments. All supplementation treatments were able to control whitefly populations on peppers, while the control treatment failed to. The results obtained were formulated into possible application techniques for greenhouse growers to utilise. |
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dc.format.medium |
Electronic |
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dc.language |
eng |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Scientific reports |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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dc.subject |
Animals |
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dc.subject |
Mites |
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dc.subject |
Hemiptera |
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dc.subject |
Capsicum |
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dc.subject |
Solanum melongena |
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dc.subject |
Pollen |
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dc.subject |
Predatory Behavior |
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dc.subject |
Pest Control, Biological |
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dc.subject |
Oviposition |
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dc.title |
Assessing the augmentation of Amblydromalus limonicus with the supplementation of pollen, thread, and substrates to combat greenhouse whitefly populations. |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1038/s41598-018-30018-3 |
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pubs.issue |
1 |
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pubs.begin-page |
12189 |
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pubs.volume |
8 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The authors |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
research-article |
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pubs.subtype |
Journal Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
751935 |
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pubs.org-id |
Science |
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pubs.org-id |
Biological Sciences |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
2045-2322 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2018-08-17 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
30111848 |
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