Ecological and biological studies on the mango bud mite, Eriophyes mangiferae (Sayed), with description of immature stages (Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae).
Abou-Awad B. A.
Author Affiliation: Plant Protection Laboratory, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.
Acarologia 22 : 145-150
Abstract : The adult male and the egg, larva and first-instar nymph of Aceria mangiferae Sayed (Eriophyes mangiferae), a major pest of the terminal buds of mango in Egypt, are described and information is given on its biology in the field and in the laboratory. In the laboratory at 25-27 deg C and 70% RH, the total life-cycle required at least 15 days to complete. In the field, the mite had about 8 generations a year, with population peaks in late May and in October. The predator most frequently found was the phytoseiid Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot.