Biological Studies on Cheyletid Predator Mite, Cheletogenes ornatus (Canestrini & Fanzago) when Fed on the Different Preys | ||||
Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology | ||||
Article 3, Volume 11, Issue 5, September 2018, Page 21-29 PDF (711.21 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/eajbsa.2018.17740 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Wedad A. Atwa1; Mahmoud E. El-Naggar2; Abden M. Khalil2; Manal E. El-Shaer1; Zeinab M.M. Mostafa2 | ||||
1Department of Zoology Faculty of Science Al-Azhar University Egypt | ||||
2Plant Protection Research Institute, A.R.C., Dokki, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The Cheyletid mite, Cheletogenesornatus (C. & F.) (Actinidida: Cheyletidae) was reared at 20 and 25+2°C and 60-65% R.H. on eggs and immature stages of Astigmatid mite, Acarus farrie (Oudemans). The predatory mite C. ornatus fed successfully on the tested food . Results indicated that female predator had two nymphal stages, while the male had one nymphal stage. It was significant differences between the male and female during immature stages and life cycle,; the longest period was 21.28 and 29.77 days for females which fed on immature stages of A. farrie, the shortest values was observed for males which fed on egg of A. farrie were 13.9 and 22.08 days, respectively. The longest Oviposition period observed was 22.52 days, at 25 °C while, the shortest period was 20.75 days at 20 °C when the adult female fed on eggs of A. farrie. Fecundity was significantly higher when the adult female fed on eggs of A. farrie at 25 °C and decreased to recorded the lowest number of deposited eggs at 20°C. There was significant different effect of the temperature on female and males food consumption during longevity,; the highest number consumed by female and male was recorded at 20 °C, whereas the lowest number was record at 25 °C. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Cheletogenes ornatus; Wheat; Acarus farrie; food consumption; Cheyletidae; Acaridae | ||||
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