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Morphology, biology and pesticide tolerance ofChelotogenes ornatus [Acari: Cheyletidae]

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This paper reports on the morphology, biology and pesticide tolerance ofCheletogenes ornatus (Canestrini & Fanzago), the most common predator ofPinnaspis aspidistrae (Signoret) in the region of Juazeiro-Bahia-Brazil. Some differences betweenC. ornatus from Brazil and redescriptions in the literature are mentioned in this paper. At 28±5°C the duration of the life cycle was 40.6 and 31 days for ♂♂ and ♀♀ respectively. Females had 2 nymphal stages while the only male obtained in the laboratory had a single nymphal stage.C. ornatus reproduced by thelytokous parthenogenesis, and ♀♀ were seldom produced. The peak reproduction rate wasca. 0.31 eggs/♂/day, and the peak prey comsumption rate wasca. 0.8 crawler ofP. aspidistrae/♂/day. The least harmful chemicals to adult females ofC. ornatus were methyl parathion, malathion, cyhexatin, zineb and sulfur. Those chemicals caused less than 20% mortality of ♂♂ at the recommended rates on citrus. Concurrently, the first 2 chemicals caused over 70% mortality of crawlers ofP. aspidistrae in the laboratory at the recommended rates.

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Ce travail rend compte de la morphologie, de la biologie et de la résistance aux produits phytosanitaires deChelotogenes ornatus (Canestrini & Franzago), prédateur le plus fréquent dePinnaspis aspidistrae (Signoret), dans la région de Juazeiro-Bahia-Brésil. Quelques différences rencontrées entre les échantillons deC. ornatus récoltés au Brésil et les descriptions de cette espèce relevées dans la littérature sont également mentionnées. A 28±5°C, la durée totale des stades immatures fut de 31,0 jours pour les ♀♀ et de 40,6 jours pour les ♂♂. Ces dernières ont présenté 2 stades nymphaux alors que l'unique mâle obtenu au laboratoire n'en a présenté qu'un seul.C. ornatus s'est reproduit par parthénogénèse thélytoque et, en conséquence, les mâles apparaissent rarement. Le niveau maximum de reproduction a été de 0,31 œufs/femelles/jour tandis que la consommation maxima de proie a été de 0,8 larves mobiles deP. aspidistrae/femelle/jour. Les pesticides les moins toxiques pour les ♂♂ adultes deC. ornatus furent le parathion méthyl, le malathion, la cyhexatine, le zineb et le soufre. Ces produits ont causé moins de 20% de mortalité chez les ♂♂ deC. ornatus, aux concentrations recommandées pour le traitement des citrus, alors que les 2 premiers pesticides cités ont entraîné la mort de 70% des larves mobiles deP. aspidistrae aux mêmes concentrations, en laboratoire.

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de Moraes, G.J., Neto, R.S. & Pinto, H.C.S. Morphology, biology and pesticide tolerance ofChelotogenes ornatus [Acari: Cheyletidae] . Entomophaga 34, 477–484 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02374385

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