Parasitism of the mite Acarophenax lacunatus on Tribolium castaneum

Authors

  • Carlos Romero Ferreira de Oliveira
  • Lêda Rita D'Antonino Faroni
  • Raul Narciso Carvalho Guedes
  • Angelo Pallini
  • José Roberto Gonçalves

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2006.v41.7246

Keywords:

Acarophenacidae, Tenebrionidae, biological control, stored wheat

Abstract

The objective of this work was to assess the parasitism potential of Acarophenax lacunatus (Cross & Krantz) on Tribolium castaneum (Herbst). The experimental units encompassed Petri dishes containing 25 g of wheat infested with 20 adults of this beetle species. After seven days of infestation, different mite densities (0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 females) were inoculated into the Petri dishes. The increase in mite density led to a linear increase in parasitism, and a consequent reduction in populations of this insect. It is possible to use this mite species in the biological control of T. castaneum.

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Published

2006-06-01

How to Cite

Oliveira, C. R. F. de, Faroni, L. R. D., Guedes, R. N. C., Pallini, A., & Gonçalves, J. R. (2006). Parasitism of the mite <i>Acarophenax lacunatus</i> on <i>Tribolium castaneum</i>. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 41(6), 1059–1061. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2006.v41.7246

Issue

v.41, n.6, jun. 2006

Section

SCIENTIFIC NOTES