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The effect of temperature on the development and fecundity of Sancassania polyphyllae fed on tissues of Polyphylla fullo larvae was studied at 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 ± 1°C and 65 ± 10% RH in a dark incubator. Mean developmental period of immature stages decreased significantly with increasing temperatures from 15 to 30°C. Developmental periods at 30–35°C were not significantly different. The estimated lower developmental thresholds of the various immature stages ranged between 10.1 and 11.5°C. The thermal constant for the egg-to-female adult was 93.5 degree-days. The pre-oviposition, oviposition, and post-oviposition periods and female longevity were significantly longer at 15°C than at higher temperatures. Mean total and daily fecundity were the highest at 25°C, which were significantly different from those obtained at 15, 20 and 30°C. The net reproductive rate (R 0) was the highest at 25°C (588.3 ♀/♀). The longest mean generation time (T 0) occurred at 15°C (36 days) and the shortest occurred at 30°C (9.2 days). The highest intrinsic rate of increase (r m) for S. polyphyllae was observed at 25 (0.61 ♀/♀/day) and 30°C (0.62 ♀/♀/day).
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The authors are grateful to Dr. Nickolas E. Palyvos for assisting with the statistical analysis and to Baris Gulcu and Karthik Raja Ramalingam for their assistance with the experiments. This study was supported by The Adnan Menderes University Research Foundation (ZRF—08009).
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Cakmak, I., Karagoz, M., Ipek Ekmen, Z. et al. Life history of Sancassania polyphyllae (Acari: Acaridae) feeding on dissected tissues of its phoretic host, Polyphylla fullo (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): temperature effects. Exp Appl Acarol 53, 41–49 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-010-9386-4
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