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29 February 2012 The effect of different temperatures on the development of the predatory mite Bdella tropica Atyeo (Acari: Bdellidae) with the prey Xenylla longauda Folsom (Collembola: Hypogastruridae)
Jie Ji, Tao Lin, Xia Chen, Yanxuan Zhang, Jianzhen Lin
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Abstract

The effect of temperature on the development of the predatory mite Bdella tropica Atyeo preying on Xenylla longauda Folsom (Collembola: Hypogastruridae) was examined in the laboratory. The duration of different developmental stages of B. tropica became shorter as the temperature increased from 20°C to 32°C. The optimum development temperature was between 24°C and 28°C. The mite could not complete development at 35°C or 18°C.

© 2012 Systematic & Applied Acarology Society
Jie Ji, Tao Lin, Xia Chen, Yanxuan Zhang, and Jianzhen Lin "The effect of different temperatures on the development of the predatory mite Bdella tropica Atyeo (Acari: Bdellidae) with the prey Xenylla longauda Folsom (Collembola: Hypogastruridae)," Systematic and Applied Acarology 17(1), 10-14, (29 February 2012). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.17.1.4
Accepted: 1 November 2011; Published: 29 February 2012
KEYWORDS
Bdella tropica
Bdellidae
biological control
development
Xenylla longauda
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