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Biological aspects of the geranium mites,Coptophylla caroliniani andAceria mississippiensis (Prostigmata: Eriophyidae)

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Aceria mississippiensis andCoptophylla caroliniani (Prostigmata: Eriophyidiae) were found on wild geranium,Geranium carolinianum L., in northern Mississippi. About onehalf of the total developmental time was spent in the egg stage for each species. The developmental threshold forA. mississippiensis was 5.5±1.04°C and 7.3±0.93°C forC. caroliniani. The optimum temperature for each developmental stage was between 25 and 29°C.C. caroliniani failed to develop at 36°C, whereasA. mississippiensis failed at 40°C. Day-degree requirements to complete development were 100.7±3.6 Do and 154.6±4.1 Do forC. caroliniani andA. mississippiensis, respectively.

Mean female longevity at 20°C was 17.4 (range 12–21) days forC. caroliniani and 16.5 (range 15–19) days forA. mississippiensis. The shortest pre-oviposition period was 2.2 days forC. caroliniani at 20°C and 1.7 days forA. mississippiensis at 25°C, and the length of pre-oviposition period increased with temperature above 25°C for both species.

Maximum egg production ofC. caroliniani andA. mississippiensis occurred at 20°C. There were no differences (P≤0.05) in number of eggs per day at temperatures of 20, 25 and 32°C for each species, but there was a tendency to lay more eggs per day with increasing temperature. The percentages of egg hatch were not significantly different at these temperatures. The sex ratio of laboratory-rearedA. mississippiensis was 1:1.8, whereas field-collectedC. caroliniani showed a ratio of 1:1.

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Chandrapatya, A., Baker, G.T. Biological aspects of the geranium mites,Coptophylla caroliniani andAceria mississippiensis (Prostigmata: Eriophyidae). Exp Appl Acarol 2, 201–216 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01193952

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