The toxicities of 37 commercial pesticides for citrus pests were evaluated to N. fallacis. Eight fungicides (difenoconazole, imibenconazole, azoxystrobin, dithianon, fluazinam, procymidon, strep-tomycin, tribasic copper sulfate), three insecticides (dichlovos, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam) and four acaricides (milbemectin, tetradifon, dicofol, spirodiclofen) had lower effect to the hatchability of eggs N. fallacis. Six fungicides (propineb, difenoconazole, imibenconazole, azoxystrobin, dithianon, procymidon) and three acaricides (bifenazate, tetradifon, spirodiclofen) showed lower contact toxicity to adult N. fallacis. The secondary toxicity of 26 pesticides to N. fallacis adult were evaluated. Two fungicides (fluazinam, streptomycin) and 3 acaricides (machine oil, cyhexatin, halfenprox) showed low toxicity when the prey (eggs of spider mite) was treated with pesticides.

Predation of Neoseiulus fallacis was observed for biological control of Panonychus citri that is one of the major insect pests on citrus. The daily predation of development stages of P. citri by an adult female of N. fallacis were 20.1 eggs, 26.1 larvae, 18.2 protonymphs, and 7.4 deutonymphs at 25℃. The daily predation of P. citri eggs by N. fallacis was observed under different temperatures. The predation was increased as the temperature rise. At this time, ratio of eggs production of N fallacis after predation of P. citri eggs (number of eggs N. fallacis/number of eggs P. citri consumed by N. fallacis) was 0.09. The daily predation of P. citri eggs by N. fallacis was 21.1, 17.3, and 16.7 on the different arenas (diameter: 20, 40, and 60 ㎜), respectively. The predation was decreased as the arena of the leaf increase. The functional response of N. fallacis to P. citri showed Holling"s Type Ⅱ response: the consumption of prey by N. fallacis increased as the density of prey increase but increasing rate was gradually reduced. As the result, it seemed that N. fallacis can be use for biological control of P. citri.

날개가 없는 몇몇 절지동물들은 공중이동을 하기 위한 수단으로써 이륙행동 보이는 종들이 있다. 본고는 포식성 이리응애류중에서 이륙행동을 보이는 종(Neoseiulus fallacis (Carman)) 과 이륙행동은 보이지 않으나, 공중이동률이 높은 종(Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot),이륙행동이 없고 공중이동률이 중간치인 종(N. ca1ifornicus(McGregor))간에 공기역학적 측면에서 어떠한 메커니즘이 작용하는 지에 관한 연구이다. 위 종들의 도보이동 자세와 공주 이동 이륙행동 자세의 몸체의 수직적 위치, 몸체의 크기, 다리의 길이 등의 자료를 가지고 공기역학적 파라미터를 계산한 결과, P. persimilis는 도보이동 자세에서도 N. fallacis가 이륙행동을 보여야만 얻을 수 있는 양의 항력을 얻을 수 있음이 밝혀졌다. 이러한 관점에서 포식성 이리응애류의 이륙행동 진화에 대한 고찰하였다.