BIOLOGICAL STUDIES ON THE MANGO RED MITE, OLIGONYCHUS MANGIFERLIS (R&S) ON TWO MANGO CULTIVARS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt.

Abstract

The biology of the mango red mite, Oligonychus mangiferus (R&S) was carried out under laboratory conditions (25±2°C and 65±5% R.H.). Incubation period averaged 6.30 days for female and 6.3 days for male on Ewais and Aiphons cultivars at 25±2°C and 65±5% R.H. The life cycle lasted 12.65 and 12.95 days for fe-male, while were 12.05 and 12.30 days for male on the two culti-vars, respectively.