Temperature is an important inorganic factor which affects on every aspect in life of phytoseiid mites in general including N. californicus in this study. Cumulative and short-term effects of temperature through different life stages (immature, mating and oviposition periods) on mating duration and total fecundity of N. californicus were investigated at temperatures of 18, 25, 30 and 350C with a photoperiod of 16L:8D. Throughout experiments, females mated once and egg production was observed until they stop oviposition.

• Thao Thi Phuong Nguyen(Laboratory of Applied Entomology and Zoology, Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Japan)
• Hiroshi Amano(Laboratory of Applied Entomology and Zoology, Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Japan)