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Dietary effect on the development, reproduction and sex ratio of the predatory mite Amblyseius denmarki Zaher & El-Borolosy (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

F.M. Momen ,
Aly H. Rasmy ,
M.A. Zaher ,
M.S. Nawar  and
G.M. Abou-Elella
F.M. Momen
Affiliation:
National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
Aly H. Rasmy*
Affiliation:
National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
M.A. Zaher
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
M.S. Nawar
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
G.M. Abou-Elella
Affiliation:
National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
*
*Email: aly_rasmy@hotmail.com
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Abstract

The effect of diet on the biology of the predatory mite Amblyseius denmarki Zaher & El-Borolosy (Acari: Phytoseiidae) was studied in the laboratory. Predatory mites fed on the eriophyid mites eriophyes dioscoridis, E. olivi and Cisaberoptus kenyae had a faster development, higher fecundity and a more female-biased sex ratio than those fed on the other diets tested, namely pollen of the palm Phoenix dactylifera, the scale insect Parlatoria ziziphus and the whitefly Bemisia tabaci.

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Amblyseius denmarkipredatory mitedietdevelopmentfecunditysex ratio

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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , June 2004 , pp. 192 - 195
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Copyright © ICIPE 2004

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