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Reproductive response and development of three soil predaceous mites utilizing the acarid miteTyrophagus casei Oud. as an alternate diet

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The reproductive potential and development of the three soil predaceous mitesHypoaspis miles (Berlese),Laclaspis zaheri Shereef & Soliman andLasioseius africanus Hafez & Nasr were tested using the acarid mite,Tyrophagus casei Oudemans as an alternate prey. Laboratory studies revealed thatT. casei proved to be a promising diet for the reproduction ofH. miles, while the reproductive response of the other two predaceous mites to such prey was poor although their larvae developed to the adult stage when fed on it.

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Es wurden die Vermehrung und Entwicklung der 3 Boden-RaubmilbenHypoaspis miles (Berl.),Laelaspis zaberi (Sher. & Sol.) undLasioseius africanus Hafez & Nasr bei Darbietung von Käse-Milben,Tyrophagus casei Oud. als Nahrung untersucht. Die Laborstudien zeigten, daßT. casei für die RaubmilbeH. miles eine sehr gute Nahrung bildet, während die beiden anderen Raubmilbenarten mit nur geringer Reproduktionsrate reagierten, obgleich ihre Larven sich bei dieser Nahrung zu Adulten entwickelten.

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  1. Plant Protection Dept., National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

    Aly H. Rasmy, A. K. Nasr & A. S. Reda

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Rasmy, A.H., Nasr, A.K. & Reda, A.S. Reproductive response and development of three soil predaceous mites utilizing the acarid miteTyrophagus casei Oud. as an alternate diet. Anz. Schadlingskde., Pflanzenschutz, Umweltschutz 60, 92–94 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01906036

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