A demonstration of bulb mite control by solar heating of the soil

U. Gerson*, Shoshana Yathom, J. Katan

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Abstract

The bulb mite Rhizoglyphus robini Claparède is a soil pest of onion and garlic in Israel. We assayed its control by solar heating of the soil, by means of mulching with transparent polyethylene. Laboratory-infested peanut seeds were buried to various depths either in non-mulched or in mulched soil. At depths of 10 and 20 cm all mites died within 10 days; at 30 cm most mites died after 20 days and complete mortality occurred after 30 days.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)153-155
Number of pages3
JournalPhytoparasitica
Volume9
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1981

Keywords

  • Bulb mite
  • mulching
  • onion and garlic pest
  • polyethylene
  • Rhizoglyphus robini
  • solar heating of the soil
  • solarization

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