scholarly journals Life Table Parameters of Ceroplastes floridensis (Homoptera: Coccidae) at Different Temperatures

Author(s):  
Nabil Abo Kaf ◽  
Iyad Mohammed ◽  
Ali Hasan
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (No 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebrahim A. A ◽  
Abdallah A. A. M. ◽  
Halawa A.

Genus Brevipalpus is considered one of the most important genera that belong to family Tenuipalpidae Berlese. In Egypt, Brevipalpus includes seven species solely, five of them are attacking citrus trees. B. phoenicis, B. californicus and B. noranae are the most dominant on Egyptian citrus. A pure culture of the three specieswere propagated on leaves of Common Navel orange variety. The mentioned species were studied at two different temperatures (25 and 30°C ± 2°C and 70 ± 5% R.H.). The obtained results enable us to conclude that between the three species of genus Brevipalpus, the citrus fruit most appropriate for the development of B. noranae, since the mite presents a reduced embryonic and post-embryonic period. The citrus fruit also provides the highest values of specific fertility, survival and of the intrinsic increase rate (rm), which indicates it as being a better suitable host for the mite which provide B. noranae to establish and rapid spread.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali KAYAHAN ◽  
Qasim Hussein AHMED ◽  
İsmail KARACA

Abstract The purple scale predator, Rhyzobius lophanthae Blaisdell (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is known as coccidophagous ladybird predator, and effective against scales’ insects. The present study aimed to evaluate the optimum temperature for the species to be more efficient. In this study, the life table parameters of R. lophanthae were determined on different temperatures at 4, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 and 32 °C and 60% RH, by calculations using RmStat-3 software according to Euler-Lotka equation. The results showed that the intrinsic rates of increase (rm) were 0.016, 0.022, 0.030, 0.052, 0.056, 0.068, 0.120, 0.142, 0.132, 0.021 females/females/day, respectively, while the net reproductive rates (R0) were 7.082, 9.514, 11.960, 50.906, 54.150, 49.525, 56.883, 80.944, 31.149, 1.882 females/females/generation, respectively. The mean generation times (T0) were 125.966, 104.602, 84.009, 75.742, 71.511, 57.568, 33.801, 30.866, 25.978, 30.759 days, respectively. Total productivity rates (GRR) were 34.865, 39.210, 48.216, 201.990, 209.469, 166.207, 177.779, 303.751, 105.751, 12.622 egg/female, respectively. The study concluded that 26-30 °C was the optimum temperature range for the efficient role of R. lophanthae under laboratory conditions. From the results, it is still needed to do more studies on the interactions of pests, predators with environmental conditions.


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