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1 April 2005 Impact of Twospotted Spider Mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) on Growth and Productivity of Glasshouse Cucumbers
Yong-Lak Park, Joon-Ho Lee
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Experiments were conducted to assess the damage of the glasshouse cucumber by twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, and to investigate when the economic yield begins to decrease after T. urticae infestations. To assess the damage, dry matter partitioning in the cucumber plant was quantified and plant growth analyses were conducted at four different T. urticae infestation levels. T. urticae infestations decreased leaf productivity by reducing the total number of leaves per plant. Approximately 14% reductions of total leaf areas could result in significant yield loss. The decreased leaf productivity by T. urticae feeding caused biomass reductions and altered the pattern of dry matter partitioning in the plant; damaged plants accumulated more dry matter in the leaf, and partitioning of dry matter to fruits was hindered. The economic yield of cucumber began to significantly decrease as early as 4 wk after heavy mite infestations. This study also showed the seasonal differences in T. urticae–cucumber damage interactions among mite infestation levels.

Yong-Lak Park and Joon-Ho Lee "Impact of Twospotted Spider Mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) on Growth and Productivity of Glasshouse Cucumbers," Journal of Economic Entomology 98(2), 457-463, (1 April 2005). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-0493-98.2.457
Received: 1 September 2004; Accepted: 1 January 2005; Published: 1 April 2005
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KEYWORDS
Cucumis sativus
damage
glasshouse
plant growth analysis
Tetranychus urticae
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