Izimbuzane ezidla inyama i-Amblyseius swirskii (Athias-Henriot) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) okwamanje isetshenziswa njenge-ejenti ephumelelayo yokulawula izinto eziphilayo zamathrips, izimpukane ezimhlophe nezibungu zesicabucabu, okuyizinambuzane ezilimaza umnotho zezitshalo zokuhlobisa nezitshalo zemifino ezitshalwa ezindlini zokugcina izithombo nasemasimini emhlabeni wonke. Njengamanje, imiphumela yomswakama ohlobene (RH) nokutholakala kwamanzi ekukhuleni okuphelele kwe-A. swirskii akwaziwa.
Lapha, ithimba lihlola imiphumela ehlanganisiwe yamazinga ahlukene e-RH (33%, 53%, 73% kanye nama-92%) kanye nokutholakala kwamanzi ekuthuthukisweni nasekukhiqizeni owesilisa nowesifazane u-A. swirskii odla isilwane esomisiwe, iCarpoglyphus lactis. (Linaeus). Nakuba amaqanda ehlulekile ukuchanyuselwa ku-33% RH, amazinga okusinda ezigaba zokungakhuli kokuthi ≥ 53% RH anyuke kuphela ngenxa yokutholakala kwamanzi hhayi ngenxa yezinguquko ku-RH. Mayelana nokukhula nokuthuthuka, i-RH ephansi yelula ubude besikhathi seqanda nomuntu omdala kanye nesikhathi sokuphuma kwamaqanda. Siphinde sathola ukuthi imiphumela emibi ye-RH ephansi ku-fecundity isuswe kancane noma ngokuphelele lapho amanzi okuphuza etholakala.
Emapharamitha ethebula lempilo, amanani aphakeme kakhulu esilinganiso sokuzala kwensalela (R0) kanye nezinga langaphakathi lokukhula kwemvelo (r) afinyelelwe nge-RH ephakeme kakhulu nalapho amanzi okuphuza etholakala. Sekukonke, ukutholakala kwamanzi kwanciphisa umthelela omubi we-RH ephansi ekukhiqizeni kwabesifazane, futhi ukuthuthukiswa kwabesifazane kwakuzwela kakhulu ekutholakaleni kwamanzi kunokuthuthuka kwabesilisa. Okokugcina, ukuqhathaniswa kocwaningo olufanayo ku-A. swirskii luphakamise ukuthi ukutholakala kwamanzi kanye ne-RH kunomthelela omkhulu ku-r kunomthombo wokudla noma izinga lokushisa.
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