LIFE HISTORY OF MACROCHELES AFRICANUS H., E. & N. (ACARI : MACROCHELIDAE) A PREDATOR OF FLIES. | ||
Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||
Volume 71, Issue 1, March 1993, Pages 215-224 PDF (1.95 M) | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/ejar.1993.455771 | ||
Authors | ||
MOHAMED S. NAWAR1; MONA A. AHMED2 | ||
1Agricultural Zoology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt | ||
2Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||
Abstract | ||
The morphological characters of the developmental stagesof Macrocheles africanus and its biological aspects were described when reared on larvae of house and vinegar flies at 30 °C. Duration of female life cycle and longevity as well as its fecundity were nearly similar on the two preys averaging 4.50 & 4.32 ; 28.24 & 27.11 days and 24.60 & 19.94 eggs, respectively. | ||
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