Notes on the biological behaviour of Acarophenax tribolii newstead & duvall (Acari: pyemotidae) [electronic resource].

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The number of consumed eggs by the pyemotid mite Acarophenax. tribolii during its life cycle was significantly differed according to the species of Tribolium used. The number of consumed eggs was 17.3 eggs in case of T castaneum in the first day of feeding and 11.6 eggs in case of introducing T confusum as prey for mite feeding. On the other hand, the number of consumed T castaneum eggs was higher (12.7 eggs) than those of T confusum (7.6 eggs) in the second day of A. tribolii feeding. The number of consumed Tribolium eggs in the third day of mite feeding was very low In comparison with those consumed in the first two feeding days where the number was 8.4 and 4.8 eggs only in the third feeding day.

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