A NEW DIET FOR THE BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE PREDACEOUS MITE, Agistemus exsertus Gonzalez (Acari: Stigmaeidae) | ||
| Journal of Productivity and Development | ||
| Article 1, Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2024, Pages 1-8 PDF (565.24 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jpd.2024.340602 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ahmed Abd-Elwahab* 1; Nabeel Omar2; Mohamed Kandeel2 | ||
| 1Faculty of Technology and Development, Zagazig University, 44519, Egypt. | ||
| 2Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Technology & Development, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The biology of Agistemus exsertus Gonzalez was studied using an eggs of Schizotetranychus tuttleii Zaher, Gomaa and El-Enany as a new diet at 28±2˚C and 65±5% R.H.. The results showed that A. exsertus completed its life span in (39.22 & 35.15) days for female and male, respectively. The average number of eggs consumed by female and male during the life span were (182.6 & 99.16) eggs with a daily mean (4.66 & 2.82) eggs for female and male, respectively. The fecundity was 63.58 eggs when fed on eggs of the mite, Sch. tuttleii with a daily mean 2.51 eggs at 28±2ºC and 65 ±5 % R.H.. Conclusively, the eggs of the mite, Sch. Tuttleii represent an effective and successful diet for rearing the predaceous mite, A. exsertus; whereas the average number of consumed significantly eggs during the life span were (182.6 & 99.16) eggs by female and male, respectively. The fecundity was 63.58 eggs with a daily mean 2.51 eggs at 28±2ºC and 65 ±5 % R.H. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Agistemus exsertus; Schizotetranychus tuttleii; diet; biology; fecundity | ||
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