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Tixier Marie-Stephane

Tixier Marie-Stephane
L'Institut Agro Montpellier · UMR CBGP

PhD

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January 2001 - present
Institut Agro Montpellier
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  • Professor
January 2001 - present
French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE)
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  • Professor (Full)
January 2001 - present
Institut Agro Montpellier
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  • Professor (Full)

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Publications (278)
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Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) recki feeds on pest mites on tomato plants and its introduction into crops via companion plants, Mentha suaveolens and Phlomis fruticosa, has been recently investigated. This study aims at assessing the predator arrestment behavior, through lab choice tests to determine the effects of (i) prey (Aculops lycopersici and Tetr...
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The predatory mites (Phytoseiidae) tested to date cannot effectively control the mite pest Aculops lycopersici (Acari: Eriophyidae) due to the unfavorable characteristics of tomato leaves and stems. However, recent studies show that the phytoseiid, Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) recki, can feed on this pest. Because T. (A.) recki is naturally present in...
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Trichomes are a first line of defense of plants against herbivorous arthropods, but they can also act as a barrier against natural enemies hampering biological control programmes. Despite the abundance of trichome types on tomato plants, many herbivorous arthropods can still evade these defenses. Over the past decades, numerous studies have evaluat...
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Amblyseius swirskii is one of the most important phytoseiid mites commercialized worldwide for controlling pest mites and small insect pests. The study aims to investigate morphological and genetic variation among seven populations collected from different locations and plant species (cotton, orange) in Türkiye. The DNA sequences (12S rRNA and Cytb...
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The highly variable ’leafscapes’ of plants across the world represent billions of square metres of mite habitat. The phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae), an extremely species-rich group of mostly generalist predators, are providers of ecosystem services for humanity worth many hundreds of millions of dollars annually by helping suppress phytopha...
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Tomato crops are attacked by several pests, including mites. While the main predatory mites are not effective enough to control mite pests, recent studies have shown encouraging results with the European endemic phytoseiid Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) recki. The first objective of the study was to assess the ability of this species to disperse along t...
Technical Report
A species of predatory mite, Typhlodromus Recki, endemic to Europe and widespread in southern France, has been studied in the laboratory and in greenhouse. This predator has shown some efficacy against tomato mite pests, particularly Aculops lycopersici. Experimental introductions using reservoir plants are showing promising results in greenhouse.
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Viticulture is characterized by substantial pesticide applications, impacting natural enemies. New pest control strategies and management of plant diversity into agrosystems acting as reservoirs of natural enemies are assumed to limit pesticide use. Various studies support this hypothesis but gaps exist on the effect of diversification on Phytoseii...
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Trichomes are well-known efficient plant defense mechanisms to limit arthropod herbivory, especially in Solanaceae. The present study aims to evaluate the impact of trichome types on the development, survival and dispersal of Tetranychus urticae, and the phytoseiid predatory mite Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) recki. Six Solanum lycopersicum cultivars a...
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Tomato crops are attacked by several pests, including mites. While the main predatory mites are not effective enough to control mite pests due to problems with plant dispersal and establishment (associated with glandular trichomes - GT - on leaves and stems), recent studies have shown encouraging results with the European endemic phytoseiid Typhlod...
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Several phytoseiid species are excellent biological control agents for suppressing mite pest populations in many crops and preventing yield losses. This paper aims to improve the knowledge of Phytoseiidae diversity in citrus orchards and argan forest in central western Morocco. The surveys were conducted between April and October during three succe...
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Sonchus oleraceus is an annual species native to Eurasia and Northern Africa that has become a major weed of cultivated fields and ruderal areas in Australia. Populations are difficult to manage in cropping systems because of the development of resistance to common herbicides. Biological control is being investigated as an additional tactic for man...
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The present study reports the results of surveys carried out over a period of two years (2018 and 2020) in four provinces of Iran: Guilan, Razavi Khorasan, Mazandaran, and Sistan and Baluchestan. Twenty-three species from eight genera of Phytoseiidae have been collected, of which two species were newly recorded for Iran, namely: Euseius gallicus an...
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Trichomes are well-known efficient defense mechanisms used by tomato plants against herbivores and also can impact natural enemies. The system has been studied for years for this economically important crop, creating a pretty good baseline of knowledge of these complex processes. On cultivated tomato and wild relatives Solanum species, a high diver...
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Despite the importance of predatory mites as biological control agents, the way that generalist species can maintain in agrosystems, the alternative prey they can feed on, the way they choose to eat one prey, or another are poorly known. For some phytoseiid predatory mite species, prey consumption has been characterized by lab tests (Cavalcante et...
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Mutations in amino acid sequences can affect protein function. Such aspects have been poorly studied for arthropods. As recent studies have shown mutations in cytochrome b (Cytb) associated with geographic locations in several Phytoseiidae species, the present study aims at investigating (i) the mutation pattern in additional species for the Cytb f...
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Amblyseius swirskii is a predatory mite of the family Phytoseiidae that is widely used in biological control of small insect and mite pests. A population from Israel was the source of material now commercially marketed by several biocontrol companies. The present study aimed to characterize the genetic variability of A. swirskii using 12S rRNA, Cyt...
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The present study reports results of a survey carried out mostly on Citrus sp. and Rubus sp. in Georgia. Morphological and molecular (12S rRNA, COI and CytB mtDNA markers) data were analysed in a framework of integrative taxonomy. Eleven species were identified and among them seven are new for the Georgian fauna. Euseius stipulatus and Phytoseius f...
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Classical biological control (CBC) can be used to decrease the density of invasive species to below an acceptable ecological and economic threshold. Natural enemies specific to the invasive species are selected from its native range and released into the invaded range. This approach has drawbacks, despite the performance of specificity tests to ens...
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Several phytoseiid mite species are important natural enemies used in biological control strategies. In the present study, Cytb mtDNA sequences of various populations of two species, Phytoseiulus macropolis and P. persimilis, were compared to determine whether the specimens collected in Brazil could belong to P. persimilis as this latter species is...
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Madeira is the largest of the four islands constituting Madeira Archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is located at 400 km from the Northern Canary Islands, at 500 km from Morocco and between 900 and 1000 km from South Portugal and Spain. So far, nineteen species of the mite family Phytoseiidae had been reported from this island. We report in...
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Grande Comore is the larger Island of the four main islands constituting Comoros Archipelago. It is the fourth Island starting from Madagascar after Mayotte, Anjouan and Mohéli and closer to the African coast (Mozambique and Tanzania). So far, only five species of the mite family Phytoseiidae had been reported from this island. We report in this pa...
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1. Classical biological control can be used to decrease the density of invasive species to below an acceptable ecological and economic threshold. Natural enemies specific to the invasive species are selected from its native range and released into the invaded range. This approach has drawbacks, despite the performance of specificity tests to ensure...
Presentation
Rely on network ecology to identify candidate BCA presenting minimum risks of direct and indirect effects for the recipient community.
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Amblydromalus zannoui Sourassou, Sar-mento and Moraes is a phytoseiid mite of the limonicus group described from central Brazil from leaves of physic nut, Jatropha curcas L. (Malpigh-iales: Euphorbiaceae), a plant potentially useful as a source of biofuel. This plant is often attacked by the mites Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) (Prostig-mata: Ta...
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Amblydromalus zannoui Sourassou, Sarmento and Moraes is a phytoseiid mite of the limonicus group described from central Brazil from leaves of physic nut, Jatropha curcas L. (Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae), a plant potentially useful as a source of biofuel. This plant is often attacked by the mites Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) (Prostigmata: Tarso...
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In this study we investigated morphological and molecular variation within the predatory mite Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) recki, and their relationships to ecological features. In total, 42 morphological characters were measured on 87 specimens from seven populations in the south of France and Sicily living on plants of four families. DNA sequences (...
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The mite family Phytoseiidae contains predatory species used in biological control. However, among the 2,521 valid species, only a few are presently considered for pest management. The study focuses on a species, frequently observed in agrosystems, but whose biology is almost totally unknown: Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) recki. The objectives were to...
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Slovenia is a small country of Central Europe. Until recently, only limited surveys had been carried out of the Phytoseiidae fauna. The occurrence of 14 species had been documented in two international papers: 6 belonging to the subfamily Amblyseiinae, 1 to the subfamily Phytoseiinae and 7 to the subfamily Typhlodrominae. Four additional species (3...
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Species of the family Phytoseiidae are predators of pest mites and small insects. Their biodiversity is not equally known according to regions and supporting plants. This paper focuses on Phytoseiidae species on plants of the family Solanaceae. The Solanaceae contain many cultivated plants, for example tomato on which leaf characteristics hinder Ph...
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The family Phytoseiidae contains many predatory mite species and some are used in biological control programs worldwide. The identification of phytoseiid mites is based on tiny morphological structures and sometimes species diagnosis is not easy especially for non-taxonomists. DNA-based approaches may offer a fast and accurate diagnosis to overcome...
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An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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There is growing evidence that rapid adaptation to novel environments drives successful establishment and spread of invasive plant species. However, the mechanisms driving trait adaptation, such as selection pressure from novel climate niche envelopes, remain poorly tested at global scales. In this study, we investigated differences in 20 traits (r...
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Heat waves are considered to pose a greater risk to arthropods with their limited thermoregulation abilities than the increase of mean temperatures. Theoretically, within- and trans-generational modifications may allow populations to keep pace with rapidly occurring heat waves. Here, we evaluated this assumption using individuals of predatory mite...
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Uncovering the predation habits of small arthropods such as mites can be a major challenge, as direct observations are not always feasible in natura. Therefore, PCR‐based analyses of gut content, or body content when gut dissection is not applicable, are being increasingly used to detect remains of prey items. Here, we present an integrative approa...
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In weed biocontrol, accurate identification of the target weed is essential to select effective and host-specific biocontrol agents. This study focuses on the biocontrol of an invasive weed species in Australia, native from Europe, the common sowthistle, Sonchus oleraceus L. (Asteraceae). During field surveys, the distinction between S. oleraceus a...
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This research was conducted to determine the phytoseiid species on walnut trees in Samsun Province, Turkey in 2018. Most of the surveys were done in unsprayed orchards. A total of nine phytoseiid species were collected-Euseius finlandicus, E. gallicus, E. stipulatus, Kampimodromus aberrans, Neoseiulella tiliarum, Phytoseius finitimus, Typh-lodromus...
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En cultures pérennes et particulièrement en vigne, il existe très peu de connaissances sur les relations entre la proportion d’habitats semi-naturels autour d’une parcelle et le niveau de régulation des insectes ravageurs. Le projet Biocontrol s’est attaché à étudier comment la complexité du paysage influençait la régulation des ravageurs, la ri...
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In this study we investigated morphological and molecular variation within the predatory mite Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) recki, and their relationships to ecological features. In total, 42 morphological characters were measured on 87 specimens from seven populations in the south of France and Sicily living on plants of four families. DNA sequences (...
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The predator-prey system Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and Tetranychus urticae (Koch) (Acari: Tetranychidae) represents the most studied and the most known system among the Acari. Because of the agronomical importance of the two mite species, a wealth of modelling studies investigated the interactions of the two speci...
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Climate change (CC) clearly impacts food production, but risks on the climatic suitability of agricultural areas for vegetable crops, their pests and associated natural enemies are largely unexplored. Tomato, one of the most important vegetables in the world, is grown mostly outdoors, and may be severely impacted by CC. Farmers cultivating tomatoes...
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Mites of the family Phytoseiidae are important predators for biological control applications. They occur naturally in ecosystems but their overall distribution is not completely known. This study presents results of surveys carried out in the south of France. It proposes the use of a combination of morphological and molecular approaches for species...
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The viburnum leaf beetle Pyrrhalta viburni (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is a specialist Viburnum leaf-feeder that is native to Eurasia and invasive in North America. Eggs of P. viburni are laid in round cavities excavated by the ovipositing female beetle and covered with a protective secretion. We document in this paper the mite fauna associated wit...
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Phytoseiidae mites are efficient predators, able to control pest mites and small arthropods in crops all over the world, using three biological control strategies: (i) augmentation, (ii) classical, and (iii) conservation. This paper focuses on the latter strategy. Most of those predatory mite species are generalist predators; they are naturally pre...
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The accurate characterization of biological control agents is a key step in control programs. Recently, Amblyseius largoensis from Thailand were introduced in Brazil to evaluate their efficiency for the control of the red palm mite, Raoiella indica. The aim of this study was to confirm their identification and to characterize the population from Th...
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In the period 2012-2017 we investigated the occurrence of indigenous species of predatory mites in different cultivated plants in Slovenia. In a comprehensive study we confirmed the occurrence of the following predatory mites: Amblyseius andersoni (Chant, 1957), Euseius finlandicus (Oudemans, 1915), Euseius gallicus (Kreiter & Tixier, 2010), Euseiu...
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Authors report results of a study performed between May 2011 and September 2013 on cover plants tested for future uses in citrus orchards in Martinique. A total of twenty-two species of Phytoseiidae were found among which eight are very common in the West Indies. A catalogue of four new records for Martinique and three new records for the French We...
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Phylogenetic relationships within the mite Family Phytoseiidae are little known. The presently accepted classification is based on the opinion of specialists, but not on cladistics analysis. The present paper focuses on the tribe Euseiini, containing 271 species, three subtribes and 10 genera. It aims to determine phylogenetic relationships between...
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En cultures pérennes et plus particulièrement en vigne, il existe très peu de connaissances sur les relations entre la proportion d’habitats semi-naturels autour d’une parcelle et le niveau de régulation des insectes ravageurs. Le projet Biocontrol (2013 -2016) s’est donc attaché à étudier comment la complexité du paysage influençait l’abondance...
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En cultures pérennes et plus particulièrement en vigne, il existe très peu de connaissances sur les relations entre la proportion d'habitats semi-naturels autour d'une parcelle et le niveau de régulation des insectes ravageurs. Le projet Biocontrol (2013-2016) s'est donc attaché à étudier comment la complexité du paysage influençait l'abondance et...
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Sonchus oleraceus L is native to Europe but invasive in Australia. The weed is very difficult to manage in the Northern Grain Region. As an alternative to chemical control, Montpellier SupAgro and CSIRO are investigating biological control solutions. Complementary to traditional approaches, the characterization of ecological networks associated to...
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Molecular markers are increasingly used for species identification and new taxa description. However, rules to determine frontiers between populations and species are not clear depending on taxa considered. For mites, few studies deal with molecular diagnoses, making rules for associated decision difficult. The present study focuses on a species of...
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The objective of this study was to carry out a large survey in order to characterize Phytoseiidae species diversity on cassava in Kenya. A total of 29 species from 10 genera were identified in diverse ecological zones in Kenya. The warm-to-hot low midlands of eastern and the warm-humid coastal strip yielded over 70 % of the species identified. The...
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Molecular markers are increasingly used for species identification and new taxa description. However, rules to determine frontiers between populations and species are not clear depending on taxa considered. For mites, few studies deal with molecular diagnoses, making associated decision’ rules difficult. The present study focuses on a species of th...
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The impact of agroecological weed management on predatory mites (Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) is more and more studied. Based on surveys carried out in two experimental sites in Tunisian citrus orchards, this study aims: (i) to compare Phytoseiidae communities on citrus trees and weeds, (ii) to determine dispersal between agrosystem compartments and...
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Phytoseiidae family contains many predatory species useful to control phytophagous mites and small insects. For using the biological control potential of these natural enemies, specific diagnosis is of huge importance. Species identification is currently based on morphological characters, the most used being idiosoma and leg setae occurrence and le...
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The resolution of deep nodes improves backbone phylogeny and significantly contribute to better understand taxa evolution. The study focuses on the mite family Phytoseiidae. Mitochondrial markers (COI, CytB, 12S rRNA) and the nuclear marker ITSS are reported to be suitable for resolving specific level and amplification/sequencing protocols are now...