Introduction of Non-native Predatory Mites for Pest Control and its Risk Assessment in Japan
ISSN | 00213551 |
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NII recode ID (NCID) | AA0068709X |
The use of natural enemies instead of chemical pesticides has been increasing worldwide. Although non-native natural enemies are beneficial and commonly used as biological control agents, the risks of non-target effects caused by their release are of growing concern. Phytoseiid mites are a very common choice as introduced biological control agents. In Japan, 8 species of non-native phytoseiid mites, one of which is the same as the native type but originates from a non-native population, have been introduced for crop pest control. There is concern about the influence of the introduced phytoseiid mites on native phytoseiid mites that occupy a similar habitat, but very few risk assessments of these phytoseiid mites have been carried out in Japan. In this paper, we estimate the risks of the non-target effect caused by the release of these introduced non-native phytoseiid mites by using the risk indexes proposed by Mochizuki (2010), and briefly present the results of monitoring the species considered at risk from the release of non-natives.
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Creator | SATO Yukie MOCHIZUKI Masatoshi MOCHIZUKI Atsushi |
Subject |
Acari biological control exotic natural enemy non-target effect phytoseiid mite |
Publisher | Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences |
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NII resource type vocabulary | Journal Article |
Volume | 46 |
Issue | 2 |
spage | 129 |
epage | 137 |
DOI | 10.6090/jarq.46.129 |
Rights | Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences |
Language | eng |