Life history traits of the yellow mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus Banks (Acari: Tarsonemidae), feeding on five jute cultivars

• Published in: Journal of Asia-Pacific entomology Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 102273 - 7
• Main Authors: Rashid, M.H., El Taj, H.F., Hossain, M.A., Jahan, Ishrat, Jung, Chuleui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2024; 한국응용곤충학회
• Subjects: adults; Bangladesh; Corchorus capsularis; cultivars; Doubling time; eggs; entomology; fecundity; Female performance; females; Growth rate; herbivores; jute; life history; Life table; life tables; longevity; males; mites; pests; Polyphagotarsonemus latus; population growth; Resistant cultivar; sex ratio; survival rate; 농학; Bangladesh; Resistant cultivar; Growth rate; Doubling time; Life table; Female performance
• ISSN: 1226-8615; 1876-7790
• DOI: 10.1016/j.aspen.2024.102273

[Display omitted] •Life history traits of the yellow mite were studied on five jute cultivars.•Development and survival were assessed.•Adult performance including reproduction was assessed.•O-9897 and CVL-1 cultivars supported the slowest population growth of mite.•BJC-7370 cultivar supported the fasted population growth of mite. The yellow mite Polyphagotarsonemus latus Banks (Acari: Tarsonemidae) is a destructive pest, affecting fiber-producing jute plants in Bangladesh. Development, survivorship and adult reproduction of this pest on five common jute cultivars (Corchorus capsularis: CVL-1, BJC-7370, BJC-2197, C. olitorius: O-795, O-9897) were investigated under laboratory conditions and life-table parameters were estimated. Developmental periods from egg to adult emergence ranged from 2.7 to 3.9 days with the sex ratio (proportion of females) being 0.71 to 0.78. Adult longevity varied from 8.8 to 5.4 days for both females and males. Immature survivorship ranged from 84.4 to 97.9 % with the lowest on CVL-1. Daily fecundity was highest (4.2) on BJC-7370 while lifetime fecundity was greatest on O-795 cultivar. The jute cultivars did not show any significant effects on the lifespan of male adults, but did on female adult performance such as reproduction, longevity and life table parameters. Based on developmental period, doubling time and rm value, BJC-7370 supported the fastest population growth, and O-9897 and CVL-1 cultivars the slowest population growth. These results could be possibly related to the resistance potential to this important herbivore pest. Additional investigations should explore the nutritional and digestion-inhibition mechanisms that account for the differences in performance of the phytophagous mites on jute cultivars.