Taha, H., Fawzy, M., El Ghobashy, A., Abdel Salam, Z. (2016). EFFECT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOOD ON DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES, FECUNDITY AND LIFE TABLE PARAMETERS OF THE ACARID MITE RHIZOGLYPHUS ECHINOPUS (FUMOUZE&ROBIN, 1868). Menoufia Journal of Plant Protection, 1(2), 59-65. doi: 10.21608/mjapam.2016.176640
H. A. Taha; M. Fawzy; A. E. El Ghobashy; Zeinab E. Abdel Salam. "EFFECT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOOD ON DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES, FECUNDITY AND LIFE TABLE PARAMETERS OF THE ACARID MITE RHIZOGLYPHUS ECHINOPUS (FUMOUZE&ROBIN, 1868)". Menoufia Journal of Plant Protection, 1, 2, 2016, 59-65. doi: 10.21608/mjapam.2016.176640
Taha, H., Fawzy, M., El Ghobashy, A., Abdel Salam, Z. (2016). 'EFFECT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOOD ON DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES, FECUNDITY AND LIFE TABLE PARAMETERS OF THE ACARID MITE RHIZOGLYPHUS ECHINOPUS (FUMOUZE&ROBIN, 1868)', Menoufia Journal of Plant Protection, 1(2), pp. 59-65. doi: 10.21608/mjapam.2016.176640
Taha, H., Fawzy, M., El Ghobashy, A., Abdel Salam, Z. EFFECT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOOD ON DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES, FECUNDITY AND LIFE TABLE PARAMETERS OF THE ACARID MITE RHIZOGLYPHUS ECHINOPUS (FUMOUZE&ROBIN, 1868). Menoufia Journal of Plant Protection, 2016; 1(2): 59-65. doi: 10.21608/mjapam.2016.176640
EFFECT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOOD ON DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES, FECUNDITY AND LIFE TABLE PARAMETERS OF THE ACARID MITE RHIZOGLYPHUS ECHINOPUS (FUMOUZE&ROBIN, 1868)
1Plant Protection Research Institute, Agric. Res. Center. Dokki, Giza., Egypt
2Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Damietta University, Damietta, Egypt.
Abstract
Dry yeast granules, cheese and crushed wheat were tested as a nourishment of Rhizoglyphus echinopus (Fumouze & Robin, 1868) under laboratory conditions of 25±1ºC and 70% R.H. Statistical analysis of the obtained results showed that developmental stages, fecundity and life table parameters of the acarid mite , R. echinopus were significantly different among the three types of food, whereas, the total immature stages were (13.08 & 11.9), (13.5 & 12.4) and (16.0 & 15.8 days) for female and male when fed on dry yeast, cheese and crushed wheat, respectively. Female oviposition period lasted (15.7, 20.3 and 23.00 days) and deposited average numbers of eggs & a daily rate (245.4 & 15.86), (190.8 & 9.4) and (101.5 & 4.4) eggs, respectively. Obtained data from the biochemical analysis of food composition showed that the dry yeast granules which have the highest protein content (30.63 %) seem to be an attractive and effective diet for rearing the acarid mite, R. echinopus in the laboratory.