MINT HYDROLATE EFFECTS ON MORTALITY AND OVIPOSITION OF TETRANYCHUS URTICAE (ACARI: TETRANYCHIDAE) ON TOMATO LEAVES

4th International Symposium On Biotechnology (2026),  [pp. 465-472]
 
AUTHOR(S) / AUTOR(I): Ana Lazić , Aleksandra Petrović , Ivana Ivanović , Milena Popov , Tijana Barošević , Aleksandra Popović , Vojislava Bursić
 
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.46793/SBT26.465L

ABSTRACT / SAŽETAK:

The effects of mint hydrolate (Mentha piperita) on mortality and oviposition of Tetranychus urticae were evaluated under laboratory conditions on tomato cultivars. Hydrolate concentrations (10, 25, 50, and 100%) were tested, and adult mortality and egg production were assessed at 24, 48, and 72 h after treatment. No statistically significant differences were detected in mite mortality and oviposition when exposed to different concentrations over different exposure periods. However, multiple regression analysis demonstrated that time after treatment was a significant predictor of sublethal effects on the reproductive parameters of T. urticae.

KEYWORDS / KLJUČNE REČI:

hydrolates, Mentha piperita, mites, Tetranychus urticae, tomato

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT / PROJEKAT:

This research was funded by the Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research of AP Vojvodina (Project No. 003877033 2025 09418 003 000 000 001 04 004 “Development and Evaluation of an Integrated System of Tomato Biocontrol Using Predatory Mites and Drone Technology – DEVIATOR”) and Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation under Contract No. 451-03-34/2026-03/200117 and Contract No. 451-03-33/2026-03/200117, both dated 05 February 2026.

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