POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL OF THE GREATER WAX MOTH, GALLERIA MELLONELLA L. (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE) AND MASS REARING OF THE PARASITIC MITE, PYEMOTES SCOLYTI OUD. (ACARI: PYEMOTIDAE)
M. El-Khouly, N., A. Abd-Elgayed, A. (2020). POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL OF THE GREATER WAX MOTH, GALLERIA MELLONELLA L. (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE) AND MASS REARING OF THE PARASITIC MITE, PYEMOTES SCOLYTI OUD. (ACARI: PYEMOTIDAE). EKB Journal Management System, 34(2), 169-177. doi: 10.21608/fjard.2020.189911
Nabil M. El-Khouly; Atef A. Abd-Elgayed. "POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL OF THE GREATER WAX MOTH, GALLERIA MELLONELLA L. (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE) AND MASS REARING OF THE PARASITIC MITE, PYEMOTES SCOLYTI OUD. (ACARI: PYEMOTIDAE)". EKB Journal Management System, 34, 2, 2020, 169-177. doi: 10.21608/fjard.2020.189911
M. El-Khouly, N., A. Abd-Elgayed, A. (2020). 'POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL OF THE GREATER WAX MOTH, GALLERIA MELLONELLA L. (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE) AND MASS REARING OF THE PARASITIC MITE, PYEMOTES SCOLYTI OUD. (ACARI: PYEMOTIDAE)', EKB Journal Management System, 34(2), pp. 169-177. doi: 10.21608/fjard.2020.189911
M. El-Khouly, N., A. Abd-Elgayed, A. POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL OF THE GREATER WAX MOTH, GALLERIA MELLONELLA L. (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE) AND MASS REARING OF THE PARASITIC MITE, PYEMOTES SCOLYTI OUD. (ACARI: PYEMOTIDAE). EKB Journal Management System, 2020; 34(2): 169-177. doi: 10.21608/fjard.2020.189911

POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL OF THE GREATER WAX MOTH, GALLERIA MELLONELLA L. (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE) AND MASS REARING OF THE PARASITIC MITE, PYEMOTES SCOLYTI OUD. (ACARI: PYEMOTIDAE)

Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development
Article 12, Volume 34, Issue 2, July 2020, Page 169-177  XML PDF (397.34 K)
Document Type: Research articles.
DOI: 10.21608/fjard.2020.189911
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Authors
Nabil M. El-Khouly; Atef A. Abd-Elgayed
Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, 63514 Fayoum University, Egypt
Abstract
The present work was carried out to test the possible biocontrol of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by the parasitic mite, Pyemotes scolyti Oud. (Acari: Pyemotidae) and mass rearing of the mite on this pest. Experiments were carried out at the Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Egypt, during 2018-2019 years. Rearing conditions, i.e. 25 ± 1C and 70 ± 5 % RH were applied. The obtained results showed that duration of immature stages of P. scolyti ranged between 6-9 days. Mean count of emerged offspring was 198.22 individuals/ gravid female mite. The male mite lived for 1.20 day, while the female lived for 8.90 days. During bioassay test of different stages of the moth, larvae seemed to be a preferable host for the tested mite compared with pupae or adults. Further investigations should be carried out to clarify the mitewax moth-honey bee-interactions.
Keywords
Biocontrol; Mass rearing; Pyemotes scolyti; Galleria mellonella
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