Abstract
These studies were carried out to investigate the amounts and preferences of Oligota kashmirica benefica to 3 species of phytophagous mites and cannibalism. The number of mites consumed by an adult beetle tended to increase as prey density and temperature go up. In the constant temperature of 25$^{\circ}C$, average number of consumed adult mites by an adult of O. kashmirica benefica to Panonychus citri, Tetranychus urticae and T. kanzawai were 21.9, 13.5, and 14.1 for a day, respectively. The number of mites consumed by larva of O, kashmirica benefica tended to increase as the larva grow up. First, 2nd and 3rd larva of the beetle consumed 2.8, 11.2 and 25.4 adult of citrus red mite (P. citri) for a day, respectively. Total number of mites consumed during larval stage (5 days, 25$^{\circ}C$) to P. citri, T. urticae and T. kanzawai were 77.7, 61.3 and 73.0, respectively. The larva and adult beetle did not prefer specific species in the P. citri, T. urticae and T. kanzawai, and when there was no diet, few incidents of cannibalism between different developmental stage were observed.
포식성 천적 O. kashmiricabenefica의 식식성 응애류 3종에 대한 포식량, 포식선호성 그리고 동족포식을 조사하였다. 성충의 일평균포식량은 먹이인 응애의 밀도와 온도가 높을수록 증가하였다. $25^{\circ}C$ 항온조건하에서 O. kashmirica benefica 성충의 일평균포식량은 귤응애, 점박이응애, 차응애 성충을 각각 21.9, 13.5, 14.1마리씩 포식하였다. 유충의 포식량은 영기가 증가할수록 많아져서, 1령, 2령, 3령 유충이 각각 2.8, 11.2, 25.4마리의 귤응애 성충을 포식하였다. O. kashmirica benefica 유충은 귤응애, 점박이응애, 차응애 성충을 유충기간(5일, $25^{\circ}C$)동안 각각 77.7, 61.3, 73.0마리씩 포식하였다. O. kashmirica benefica 유충과 성충은 글응애, 점박이응애, 차응애 중에서 특정한 종을 선호하는 경향은 없었으며, 먹이가 없을 때에도 동족포식 정도는 매우 낮았다.
