Mites of the familyMacrochelidae as predators of two species of dung-breeding pest flies |
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Authors: | R. B. Halliday E. Holm |
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Affiliation: | (1) CSIRO Division of Entomology, GPO BOX 1700, 2601 Canberra, A.C.T., Australia |
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Abstract: | Nine species of macrochelid mites [Macrocheles “glaber” (Müller),M. aestivus Halliday,M. mammifer Berlese,M. peniculatus Berlese,M. robustulus (Berlese),M. merdarius (Berlese),M. peregrinus Krantz,M. eurygaster Krantz,Glyptholaspis confusa (Foà) were tested in the laboratory as predators of 2 species of dung-breeding pest flies (Musca vetustissima Walker,Haematobia irritans exigua de Meijere). The mites varied in their ability to attack the 2 fly species at both egg and larval stages. larger mites were generally more effective predators than the smaller species. The level of predation imposed byM. “glaber” onMusca vetustissima also varied with the developmental stage of both predator and prey. |
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Keywords: | Macrochelidae dung flies Musca vetustissima Haematobia irritans exigua predation |
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