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Integrated management of two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae on hops using hop β-acids as an antifeedant together with the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis

Jones, G., Campbell, C. A. M., Hardie, J., Pickett, J. A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8386-3770, Pye, B. J. and Wadhams, L. 2003. Integrated management of two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae on hops using hop β-acids as an antifeedant together with the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis. Biocontrol Science and Technology 13 (2) , pp. 241-252. 10.1080/0958315021000073501

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Abstract

The effects on population development of two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae by sprays of hop β-acids, a repellent and antifeedant of T. urticae, together with an inoculative release of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis were compared on tall and dwarf hops. The combination of the semiochemical with the predator was more effective than either factor singly on both hop types. The highest numbers of spider mites and their eggs were recorded on untreated plots. The sprays of β-acids slowed the rate of increase of the pest and contributed more to the effect of the combined treatment early in the season when the predator was establishing itself on the crop. By harvest time, the predator was the more influential of the two factors.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Schools > Chemistry
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
ISSN: 0958-3157
Last Modified: 05 Mar 2026 14:00
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/185526

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