Mass-rearing technique for Proprioseiopsis lenis (Corpuz and Rimando) and Neoseiulus calorai (Corpuz and Rimando) (Phytoseiidae, acari) with notes on the biology of P. lenis

Issue Date

10-2005

Abstract

An easy and simple laboratory technique for mass-rearing the predatory mites, Proprioseiopsis lenis (Corpuz and Rimando) and Neoseiulus calorai (Corpuz and Rimando), using cheap, readily available materials and the flour mite Suidasia pontifica Oudemans as prey, is described. The development of P. lenis was studied on the red spider mite, Tetranychus piercei McGregor and flour mite S. pontifica. The progenies produced were all females. Developmental stages included the egg, larva, protonymph, deutonymph and adult. The four developmental stages lasted one day each on the average, including the egg, with T. piercei as prey. Longevity of adults averaged 10.17 days, pre-oviposition period 2.08 days, oviposition period 7.25 days and post-oviposition period 0.83 days. Average total fecundity was 17.75 eggs or 2.35 eggs per day. Development period of P. lenis on S. pontifica was one day longer than on T. piercei (average 5.32 days), due to the doubling of incubation period of eggs on the former.

Source or Periodical Title

Philippine Entomologist

ISSN

0048-3753

Volume

19

Issue

2

Page

182-192

Document Type

Article

Frequency

semi-annually

Physical Description

tables; illustrations

Language

English

En – AGROVOC descriptors

NEOSEIULUS; ACARINA; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; MASS REARING; REARING TECHNIQUES

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