TY  - JOUR
AU  - Milanović, Slobodan
AU  - Mladenović, Katarina
AU  - Stojnić, Bojan
AU  - Solla, Alejandro
AU  - Milenković, Ivan
AU  - Uremović, Vanja
AU  - Tack, Ayco J. M.
PY  - 2021
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5969
AB  - Food webs on forest trees include plant pathogens, arthropods, and their natural ene-mies. To increase the understanding of the impact of a plant pathogen on herbivore-natural enemy interactions, we studied the powdery mildew fungus Erysiphe alphitoides, the phytophagous mite Schizotetranychus garmani, and the predatory and mycophagous mite Euseius finlandicus in peduncu-late oak (Quercus robur) leaves. In June, July and August of 2016, we assessed the severity of powdery mildew, mite population density and adult female mite size in 30 trees in three forests near Belgrade, Serbia. In August, the infection severity of E. alphitoides related positively to the population density of S. garmani and negatively to the body size of S. garmani females. Throughout the vegetative season, the infection severity of E. alphitoides related positively to the population density of E. finlandicus but not to its body size. The effect of E. alphitoides on the population density and adult size of S. gar-mani was not mediated by the population density of E. finlandicus, and vice versa. Interactions were consistent in all forests and varied with the summer month. Our findings indicate that E. alphitoides can influence the average body size and population densities of prey and predatory mites studied, irrespective of predator-prey relationships.
PB  - MDPI
T2  - Insects
T1  - Relationships between the Pathogen Erysiphe alphitoides, the Phytophagous Mite Schizotetranychus garmani (Acari: Tetranychidae) and the Predatory Mite Euseius finlandicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Oak
IS  - 11
SP  - 981
VL  - 12
DO  - 10.3390/insects12110981
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Milanović, Slobodan and Mladenović, Katarina and Stojnić, Bojan and Solla, Alejandro and Milenković, Ivan and Uremović, Vanja and Tack, Ayco J. M.",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Food webs on forest trees include plant pathogens, arthropods, and their natural ene-mies. To increase the understanding of the impact of a plant pathogen on herbivore-natural enemy interactions, we studied the powdery mildew fungus Erysiphe alphitoides, the phytophagous mite Schizotetranychus garmani, and the predatory and mycophagous mite Euseius finlandicus in peduncu-late oak (Quercus robur) leaves. In June, July and August of 2016, we assessed the severity of powdery mildew, mite population density and adult female mite size in 30 trees in three forests near Belgrade, Serbia. In August, the infection severity of E. alphitoides related positively to the population density of S. garmani and negatively to the body size of S. garmani females. Throughout the vegetative season, the infection severity of E. alphitoides related positively to the population density of E. finlandicus but not to its body size. The effect of E. alphitoides on the population density and adult size of S. gar-mani was not mediated by the population density of E. finlandicus, and vice versa. Interactions were consistent in all forests and varied with the summer month. Our findings indicate that E. alphitoides can influence the average body size and population densities of prey and predatory mites studied, irrespective of predator-prey relationships.",
publisher = "MDPI",
journal = "Insects",
title = "Relationships between the Pathogen Erysiphe alphitoides, the Phytophagous Mite Schizotetranychus garmani (Acari: Tetranychidae) and the Predatory Mite Euseius finlandicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Oak",
number = "11",
pages = "981",
volume = "12",
doi = "10.3390/insects12110981"
}

Milanović, S., Mladenović, K., Stojnić, B., Solla, A., Milenković, I., Uremović, V.,& Tack, A. J. M.. (2021). Relationships between the Pathogen Erysiphe alphitoides, the Phytophagous Mite Schizotetranychus garmani (Acari: Tetranychidae) and the Predatory Mite Euseius finlandicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Oak. in Insects
MDPI., 12(11), 981.
https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12110981

Milanović S, Mladenović K, Stojnić B, Solla A, Milenković I, Uremović V, Tack AJM. Relationships between the Pathogen Erysiphe alphitoides, the Phytophagous Mite Schizotetranychus garmani (Acari: Tetranychidae) and the Predatory Mite Euseius finlandicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Oak. in Insects. 2021;12(11):981.
doi:10.3390/insects12110981 .

Milanović, Slobodan, Mladenović, Katarina, Stojnić, Bojan, Solla, Alejandro, Milenković, Ivan, Uremović, Vanja, Tack, Ayco J. M., "Relationships between the Pathogen Erysiphe alphitoides, the Phytophagous Mite Schizotetranychus garmani (Acari: Tetranychidae) and the Predatory Mite Euseius finlandicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Oak" in Insects, 12, no. 11 (2021):981,
https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12110981 . .