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| Title | Internship: Predation of different predatory mites on Western flower thrips at low temperatures (at Koppert) |
| Group | Entomology, Laboratory of |
| Project type | internship |
| Credits | 36 |
| Supervisor(s) | Markus Knapp and Anton Bekendam from Koppert Biological Systems |
| Examiner(s) | Prof. dr. M. Dicke |
| Contact info | from Koppert: mknapp@koppert.nl; ABekendam@koppert.nl
from WUR: martine.kos@wur.nl |
| Begin date | 2023/12/01 |
| End date | 2024/12/01 |
| Description | Western glower thrips (WFT) is a pest in many protected crops including some that are grown at relatively low temperatures like for instance strawberries.
Koppert has different predatory mites for the control of WFT in its portfolio (A. andersoni, A. limonicus, A. swirskii, N. cucumeris, T. montdorensis). Their performance at a lower temperature (14-22°C) is insufficiently known. The objective of this study is to investigate the predation and oviposition of A. andersoni, A. limonicus, A. swirskii, N. cucumeris, and T. montdorensis on WFT at different temperatures. Experiments planned: Predation capacity and oviposition of A. andersoni, A. limonicus, A. swirskii, N. cucumeris, and T. montdorensis on 1st instar WFT larvae at 14, 18, and 22°C and at 12h 18°C/12 h 10°C in the laboratory. |
| Used skills | Laboratory experiments with mites, rearing mites, bioassays |
| Requirements | For doing an Internship at Entomology, the following requirements apply:
ENT-30806 Fundamental and Applied Aspects of the Biology of Insects. For MBI students the requirement is that they have followed the two courses of their MBI specialization. |