The efficiency of Agistemus exsertus Gonzalez was studied on Ephestia cautella (Walker) eggs as the food source in laboratory at two temperatures 25 °C and 30°C. Although a predatory successfully completed its life cycle exclusively on this prey, the rate of predation, life cycle, and oviposition were varied under different temperatures, whereas the predation rate listed 48 egg/individual and 57.71 egg / individuals at 25 °C and 30 °C, respectively, while the life cycle period was durated 16.05 days and 11.93 days, respectively. At the same previous conditions, the oviposition rate was durated 2.28 egg/day and 3.11 egg/day, respectively. Therefore, the predatory mite could play an important role in checking the population of Lepidopteran pest.
Halawa, A., Aiad, K., & EL-Sebaey, M. (2014). EFFICIENCY OF THE PREDATORY MITE AGISTEMUS EXSERTUS GONZALEZ (ACARI: STIGMAEIDAE) AS BIOAGENT OF EPHESTIA CAUTELLA (WALKER) (LEPIDOPTERA : PYRALIDAE). Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 5(1), 151-157. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2014.87885
MLA
A. .M Halawa; K. A Aiad; M M EL-Sebaey. "EFFICIENCY OF THE PREDATORY MITE AGISTEMUS EXSERTUS GONZALEZ (ACARI: STIGMAEIDAE) AS BIOAGENT OF EPHESTIA CAUTELLA (WALKER) (LEPIDOPTERA : PYRALIDAE)", Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 5, 1, 2014, 151-157. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2014.87885
HARVARD
Halawa, A., Aiad, K., EL-Sebaey, M. (2014). 'EFFICIENCY OF THE PREDATORY MITE AGISTEMUS EXSERTUS GONZALEZ (ACARI: STIGMAEIDAE) AS BIOAGENT OF EPHESTIA CAUTELLA (WALKER) (LEPIDOPTERA : PYRALIDAE)', Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 5(1), pp. 151-157. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2014.87885
VANCOUVER
Halawa, A., Aiad, K., EL-Sebaey, M. EFFICIENCY OF THE PREDATORY MITE AGISTEMUS EXSERTUS GONZALEZ (ACARI: STIGMAEIDAE) AS BIOAGENT OF EPHESTIA CAUTELLA (WALKER) (LEPIDOPTERA : PYRALIDAE). Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2014; 5(1): 151-157. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2014.87885
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