| biology, predation, and life table of cydnoseius negevi and neoseiulus barkeri (acari: phytoseiidae) on the old world date mite, oligonychus afrasiaticus (acari: tetranychidae). | the old world date mite, oligonychus afrasiaticus (mcgregor) (acari: tetranychidae) is a severe spider mite pest of date palm in most of the middle east and north africa. considering that nothing is known about the performance of phytoseiid predators against o. afrasiaticus, biology, predation, and life table parameters of cydnoseius negevi (swirski and amitai) and neoseiulus barkeri hughes (acari: phytoseiidae), collected from date palm orchards, were studied under laboratory conditions (25, 35 ... | 2014 | 25368087 |
| comparative demography of the spider mite, oligonychus afrasiaticus, on four date palm varieties in southwestern tunisia. | the date palm mite, oligonychus afrasiaticus (mcgregor) (acari: tetranychidae), is a serious pest of palm date fruits. life cycle, fecundity, and longevity of this mite were studied on fruits of four date palms, phoenix dactylifera l. (arecales: arecaceae)(varieties: deglet noor, alig, kentichi, and besser), under laboratory conditions at 27 = 1 °c, 60 ± 10% rh. total development time of immature female was shorter on deglet noor fruits than on the other cultivars. o. afrasiaticus on deglet noor ... | 2011 | 22233420 |