Influence of pollen feeding on body weight and body size of the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii (Acari, Phytoseiidae)

摘要

The nutritional quality of pollen was assessed measuring biomass and body size of freshly emerged, 1, 3, and 30 day old adult Amblyseius swirskii continuously reared on pollen of Betula pendula, Helianthus annuus, Paulownia tomentosa, and Zea mays.