Persian Journal of Acarology

Life history and population growth parameters of the astigmatid mite Histiostoma feroniarum (Acari: Histiostomatidae) feeding on Fusarium graminearum

Authors

Forough Bahrami
Yaghoub Fathipour
Karim Kamali

Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O.Box 14115-336, Tehran, Iran;

https://doi.org/10.22073/pja.v1i2.9935
Abstract
In this study, the life history and demographic parameters of Histiostoma feroniarum (Defour) on Fusarium graminearum Clade were studied under laboratory condition. The incubation, larval and nymphal periods and longevity of adults were observed to be 1.6, 2.56, 3.09 and 10.48 days, respectively. The sex ratio was 0.65. Pre-oviposition, oviposition and post-oviposition periods lasted 1.8, 8.27 and 0.66 days, respectively. The gross reproductive rate (GRR), net reproductive rate (R0), intrinsic rate of increase (rm), finite rate of increase (λ), mean generation time (T) and doubling time (DT) were calculated to be 110.56 females/female, 23.54 females/ female, 0.195 day-1, 1.215 day-1, 16.23 days and 3.55 days, respectively. The results of this study reveal high potential of H. feroniarum as a major pest of laboratory cultures.

Keywords

Histiostoma feroniarum
Fusarium graminearum
Life table
Population growth
Reproduction
Persian Journal of Acarology
Volume 1, Issue 2
July 2012
Pages 147-156

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