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Suitability of the flour moth Ephestia kuehniella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) for three predatory phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Egypt

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2007

Faten M. Momen  and
Ahmed Y. El-Laithy
Faten M. Momen*
Affiliation:
Pests and Plant Protection Department, National Research Centre, Tahrir Street, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
Ahmed Y. El-Laithy
Affiliation:
Pests and Plant Protection Department, National Research Centre, Tahrir Street, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
*
*E-mail: fatmomen@yahoo.com
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Abstract

The biology of Neoseiulus barkeri (Hughes), Typhlodromus balanites El-Badry and Amblyseius zaheri Yousef & El-Borolossy was studied using Ephestia kuehniella Zeller eggs as food source. For N. barkeri, the development was faster and reproduction was higher than for A. zaheri. Survival of immatures of T. balanites was low on eggs of E. kuehniella and all failed to develop to adulthood. A total of 50.4 and 41.0 eggs per female were obtained when N. barkeri and A. zaheri were fed on moth eggs, respectively. A diet of E. kuehniella eggs provided the highest female longevity and mean total fecundity, which resulted in the highest net reproductive rate (Ro = 32.88), intrinsic rate of natural increase (rm = 0.139) and finite rate of increase (λ = 1.149) for N. barkeri. The mean generation time ranged between 24.65 and 25.03 days for A. zaheri and N. barkeri, respectively. The sex ratio of the progeny was strongly female biased (female/total = 0.69 and 0.58) when eggs of E. kuehniella were provided for N. barkeri and A. zaheri.

Keywords

AcariAmblyseius zaheriEphestia kuehniellalife tableNeoseiulus barkeriTyphlodromus balanites
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Research Paper
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , June 2007 , pp. 102 - 107
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Copyright © ICIPE 2007

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