EFFICACY OF Blattisocius tarsalis (BERLESE) (ACARI: ASCIDAE) FED ON EGGS OF Citotroga cerealella (OLIVIER) (LEPIDOPTERA: GELECHIIDAE) AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES | ||||
| Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology | ||||
| Article 14, Volume 32, Issue 4, April 2007, Page 3141-3144 PDF (675.07 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jppp.2007.219504 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Amal H.M. Romeih, | ||||
| Dept. of zoology and agricultural Nematology- Faculty of Agriculture-Cairo Univ.-Giza | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The ascid mite B.tarsalis was reared on eggs of C.cerealella at 20, 25 and 30◦C.This species successfully fed and developed from larva to adult under the previous conditions. The temperature 30 ◦C was most suitable for this species life cycle for both female and male. The female of B.tarsalis consumed eggs of C.cerealella more than the male through it is life span at all the previous temperatures. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Blattisocius tarsalis; Citotroga cerealella; Consumption rate; Biological control | ||||
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