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MOHAMED S. NAWAR; ABDEL-NABY M. AFIFI; MONA A. AHMED. "EFFECT OF FOOD AND TEMPERATURE ON DEVELOPMENT, REPRODUCTION AND SURVIVAL OF FUSCUROPODA VEGETANS ACARINA: UROPODIDAE)". Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 73, 3, 1995, 597-606. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1995.441890
NAWAR, M., AFIFI, A., AHMED, M. (1995). 'EFFECT OF FOOD AND TEMPERATURE ON DEVELOPMENT, REPRODUCTION AND SURVIVAL OF FUSCUROPODA VEGETANS ACARINA: UROPODIDAE)', Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 73(3), pp. 597-606. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1995.441890
NAWAR, M., AFIFI, A., AHMED, M. EFFECT OF FOOD AND TEMPERATURE ON DEVELOPMENT, REPRODUCTION AND SURVIVAL OF FUSCUROPODA VEGETANS ACARINA: UROPODIDAE). Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 1995; 73(3): 597-606. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1995.441890
EFFECT OF FOOD AND TEMPERATURE ON DEVELOPMENT, REPRODUCTION AND SURVIVAL OF FUSCUROPODA VEGETANS ACARINA: UROPODIDAE)
1Agricultural Zoology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
2Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Abstract
Fuscuropoda vegetans ( De Geer ) was found in compost in the farm of the Faculty of Agriculture , Cairo University at Giza . The duration of its developmental stages , feeding habits and reproduction were determined at 22 and 30°C . Temperature and kind of prey greatly affected fecundity and rate of reproduction. Free-living nematodes and high temperature ( 30°C ) were more suitable than larvae of house or vinegar flies , and low temperature for increasing reproductive potential.