USING OF THE PREDATORY PHYTOSEIULUS PERSIMILIS TO
MONITORING AND CONTROLLING
FOR TWO- SPOTTED SPIDER MITE
ON CHERRY TOMATO,
OFER ELAD FARM, KMEHIN
FARMER : OFER
ADVISOR: AVNER LEVY
Students:

NGUYEN MAU HOANG SANG
LE HAI DANG

Ramat Negev international training center for advanced agriculture
Class 2 of 2015-2016


I. ABSTRACT
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This research aims to effective of the use natural enemies from offering conclusions for the
cherry tomato. The whole process of implementation reports from 10/2015 to 3/2016 at
OFER’s farm. CHERY TOMATO are fruit vegetables very popular, in addition to some
effects for good healthy, the cherry tomato is also considered as a fruit vegetable.

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So just how do farmers increase production without harm to user's health. One of the
solutions that is use natural enemy persimilis for cherry tomato helps to reduce the use of
chemicals and provide sustainable yields.



types of herbivorous and only about 1% (about 500 insects) specializing in food
crops and fruit trees. Although the number of types not many but they are very
voracious and eat very well, causing great harm to crops, vegetables, fruit trees.
(1)


Table 1: According to statistics, every year insects caused
in China .

DAMAGE BY INSECTS (%)

TOTAL(%)

FOOD

10

100

VEGETABLE OIL

20

100

VEGETTABLES

30

100

ON CHERRY TOMATO, IN OFER ELADFARM, KMEHIN”

SPIDER

CONTROLLING
MITE


photophilic not
not sow
sow seedlings
seedlings in
in shady
shady places,
places, minimum
minimum intensity
intensity to
to tree
tree growth
growth is
is 2000-3000
2000-3000 lux,
lux, not
not influenced
influenced by
by photoperiod.
photoperiod.
photophilic

•

5.5 to
to 7.0.
7.0.
accretion

•

Soil and
and
Soil
nutrients
nutrients

Water
Water

Lighting
Lighting

Temperature
Temperature

variety of ways: (2)
CHERY TOMATO are fruit vegetables very popular because of good quality and processing are a

•

21-24oC, if
if lower
lower night


(IPM) Integrated pest management, also known as Integrated Pest Control (IPC) is a
broad-based approach that integrates practices for economic control of pests. IPM aims to
suppress pest populations below the economic injury level (EIL).



The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation defines IPM as "the careful consideration of
all available pest control techniques and subsequent integration of appropriate measures
that discourage the development of pest populations and keep pesticides and other
interventions to levels that are economically justified and reduce or minimize risks to
human health and the environment. (3)


II. INTRODUCTION



Successful crop production requires that crop insects and diseases be managed so that
the effects of diseases and pests on the plants are minimized.



There are methods to control insects and pests are: Exclusion keeping insects from
entering the greenhouse, is a key part of greenhouse insect management. Many common
pests that attack greenhouse tomatoes are small flying or wind-borne creatures that can
easily be sucked into the greenhouse through ventilation fans and cooling pads or can
easily enter through other openings.



methods

described

characteristics)

(shape,

lifespan,

the internet ..) and FAQs direct
Conclude

(farm owners and instructors)


Topic implemented form 3/2016 to 10/2015 at farm 1 & farm 3. In which farm 3 by the
influence of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus should take famer less weeds in farm hygiene
measures and when used combination persimilis. 1, the normal farm also.

Figure 4 : farm 3
Figure 3 : farm 1


Ways
   determine the number persimilis and spider:



In each row of tomatoes and random grab 5 leaves in place evenly spaced in rows. Then

About 1/20 inch long. The colour varies from light to dark green, but it can sometimes
also be brown or orange.

•

Spider mites live in colonies, mostly on the undersurfaces of leaves, a single colony may
contain hundreds of individuals.


Identification the spider mite on farm

•

The male is a little bit more mobile, smaller and more slender than the oval female. The
female deposits round eggs of about 0.14 mm on the underside of the leaf.

Figure 5: Adult female twospotted spider mite,
Tetranychus urticae Koch, and her eggs. Photograph
by James F. Price, University of Florida.


Figure 6: life cycle of spider mite


Life cycle of spider mite:

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0

Temperature oC
Chart 1: duration of a development cycle of spider mite.
Source: Sebastian Bayer Applied Entomology


Damage on cherry tomato:


Mites cause damage by sucking cell contents from leaves. At first, the damage show up as a
stippling of light dots on the leaves; sometimes the leaves take on a bronze color.

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As feeding continues, the leaves turn yellowish or reddis and drop off.

=> Loss of leaves can have a significant impact on yield and lead to sun burning.

Figure 7 . leaves infected by spider mite causes.


How to monitoring spider mite on farm?


Usually notice plant damage such as stippled or yellow leaves before you spot the
mites themselves.

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persimilis


Description of Phytoseiulus persimilis:

• There are two nymph stages; both are a pale salmon color, have 8 legs, and are very active
predators.
• Adults are bright reddish orange, with long legs and pear-shaped bodies, 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) long.



Both adult and immature predators move rapidly over the leaves and both feed on two-spotted
mite eggs, nymphs, and adults. Unlike its prey, Persimilis does not spin webbing.