• openAccess   Disentangling mite predator-prey relationships by multiplex PCR 

      Pérez Sayas, Consuelo; Pina, Tatiana; Gómez-Martínez, María Antonia; Camañes, Gemma; Ibáñez Gual, Maria Victoria; Jaques , Josep A.; Hurtado-Ruiz, Monica Wiley (2015)
      Gut content analysis using molecular techniques can help elucidate predator-prey relationships in situations in which other methodologies are not feasible, such as in the case of trophic interactions between minute species ...
    • openAccess   DNA Barcoding and Phylogeny of Acari Species Based on ITS and COI Markers 

      Pérez Sayas, Consuelo; Pina, Tatiana; Sabater-Muñoz, Beatriz; Gómez-Martínez, María Antonia; Jaques , Josep A.; Hurtado-Ruiz, Monica Wiley (2022-06-21)
      Acari harbor numerous minute species of agricultural economic importance, mainly Tetranychidae and Phytoseiidae. Great efforts have been established by means of recovering morphological, molecular, and phylogenetic traits ...
    • openAccess   When do predatory mites (Phytoseiidae) attack? Understanding their diel and seasonal predation patterns 

      Pérez Sayas, Consuelo; Aguilar-Fenollosa, Ernestina; Hurtado-Ruiz, Monica; Jaques , Josep A.; Pina, Tatiana Wiley (2018-11)
      Predatory mites of the Phytoseiidae family are considered one of the most important groups of natural enemies used in biological control. The behavioral patterns of arthropods can differ greatly daily and seasonally; ...