Longevity and fecundity of Acarus siro on four field and eight storage fungi

Egg production and longevity of isolated pairs of Acarus siro L., when fed on mycelial pellets of selected fungi from shake cultures, were compared with those on a control diet of wheatgerm and brewer's yeast. The mites were always less productive on the fungal diet. They did best on the yeast...

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Published in:	Experimental & applied acarology Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 1 - 8
Main Authors:	Parkinson, C.L. (Central Science Lab. ADAS, Slough (UK)), Barron, C.A, Barker, S.M, Thomas, A.C, Armitage, D.M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer 01-01-1991
Subjects:	Acari Acaridae ACARUS SIRO ALTERNARIA Biological and medical sciences BREWERS YEASTS CEREAL GERMS CHAMPIGNON DENREES ENTREPOSEES DIET DIETA Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology FUNGI GERME DE CEREALE GERMENES DE CEREALES HANSENULA HONGOS Invertebrates LEVADURA DE CERVEZA LEVURE DE BIERRE LONGEVIDAD LONGEVITE LONGEVITY Medically important nuisances and vectors, pests of stored products and materials: population survey and control PERDIDAS POR ALMACENAMIENTO PERFORMANCE DE REPRODUCTION PERTE AU STOCKAGE Pests of stored products PRODUCTOS ALMACENADOS REGIME ALIMENTAIRE REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE REPRODUCTIVIDAD STORAGE LOSSES STORED PRODUCTS Acaridae Trophic factor Acaridida Longevity Fungi Acariformes Arachnida Pest Phytophagous Acari Arthropoda Acarus siro Fungi Imperfecti Invertebrata Fecundity Thallophyta
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Summary:	Egg production and longevity of isolated pairs of Acarus siro L., when fed on mycelial pellets of selected fungi from shake cultures, were compared with those on a control diet of wheatgerm and brewer's yeast. The mites were always less productive on the fungal diet. They did best on the yeast Hansenula anomola and worst on the field fungus Alternaria alternata . There was very little difference between egg production on wheatgerm alone and that on the control diet of wheatgerm and yeast. On the control diet, males lived longer than females. Fungal diets usually shortened male lives, while in two-thirds of the cases female lifespans were unaffected.
Bibliography:	J10 9104035 ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23
ISSN:	0168-8162 1572-9702
DOI:	10.1007/BF01193724