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VOL. 6, ISSUE 4 (2021)
Acaridida mites inhabiting stored wheat and their abundance with reference to biology and life table parameters of storage wheat mite, Blomia tropicalis (Bronswijk) (Acari: Glycyphagidae: Acaridida) at three different temperatures
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Amira El Desouki Mesbah, Ashraf S A El-Sayed
Abstract
Preliminary survey, abundance and biological study of mites that infest stored wheat during the year 2020 of the study, resulted in the presence of 21 species of mites in 13 genera and six families belonging to suborder Acaridida. Large numbers of mites Family Glycyphagidae were noticed. Blomia tropicalis (Bronswijk) was the most common and abundant species lasted as high as 350 individuals during the confinement period in a recent acaridida mite survey. Biological studies of that species were few in the world and almost rare in Egypt. Therefore, we examined the biological studies of B. tropicalis at three different temperatures 20, 25 and 30 °C and 70% relative humidity under laboratory conditions for the first time in Acarology Lab-Sharkia - Egypt to determine the extent of its danger and its various stages of development, and to know the appropriate conditions to limit its spread, and eliminate any damage resulting from it, as well as to promote pure quantitative propagation of mite colonies for use in mass production of predator mites program as well as to support colleagues in allergy units with a pure quantitative colonies by dreaming for use in the treatment of chest allergy and support allergens for diagnostic purposes.Thus, temperature 35 °C was a good environment for growth of B. tropicalis and resulted in increasing mite fertility.
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Pages:114-119
How to cite this article:
Amira El Desouki Mesbah, Ashraf S A El-Sayed "Acaridida mites inhabiting stored wheat and their abundance with reference to biology and life table parameters of storage wheat mite<em>, Blomia tropicalis</em> (Bronswijk) (Acari: Glycyphagidae: Acaridida) at three different temperatures ". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 6, Issue 4, 2021, Pages 114-119
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