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 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 ± 1C 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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