Abstract
The predacious mite,Amblyseius gossipi El-Badry completed life cycle when fed on the tomato erineum mite,Eriophyes lycopersici (Wolffenstein) in the laboratory. The durations of the immature stages and of the adult stage were determined. Immature stages ofA. gossipi consumed in total an average of 57E. lycopersici, whereas each day throughout her life, the adult female consumed an average of 91E. lycopersici. While feeding on this prey,A. gossipi laid 2.7 eggs per day.
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L'acarien prédateur,Amblyseius gossipi El-Badry, termine son cycle évolutif lorsqu'il est alimenté en laboratoire avec l'acarien de la tomate,Eriophyes lycoperssici Wolffenstein. Les durées des stades non mûrs et adulte ont été déterminées. Les stades pré-adultes consomment au total en moyenne 57E. lycopersici par jour pendant toute leur existence, la femelle adulte une moyenne de 91E. lycopersici. Elle pond 2,7 œufs par jour.
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Abou-Awad, B.A. Amblyseius gossipi [Acarina: Phytoseiidae] as a predator of the tomato erineum mite,Eriophyes lycopersici [Acarina: Eriophyidae] . Entomophaga 28, 363–365 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02372189
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